All Europe news – Page 7
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NewsRussian autopilot and autothrust system for SJ-100 nears flight-testing
Russia’s Yakovlev and electronic systems specialist KRET have completed development of the autopilot and autothrust algorithms for the SJ-100 twinjet. The SJ-100 is the latest version of the Superjet 100, and features an increased proportion of systems produced domestically rather than by foreign suppliers. Preliminary testing on the ‘electronic bird’ ...
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NewsMBDA to commence production of Meteors for KF-21
South Korea has entered a contract with MBDA for Meteor long-range air-to-air missiles for the Korea Aerospace Industries KF-21 Boramae fighter.
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NewsDutch government plan for Schiphol flight cap is ‘incomprehensible’: KLM
KLM has described as “incomprehensible” a Dutch government intention to limit Amsterdam Schiphol flight movements to 478,000 next year. The government says it wants to reduce by 15% the number of people seriously affected by noise in the hub’s vicinity – part of an overall 20% noise-protection target. It states ...
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NewsUS Air Force strikes central Syria as Assad emerges in Moscow
The US Air Force has mounted air strikes in Syria as the nation’s fallen dictator Bashar al-Assad has emerged in Russia, and questions mount about Russia’s airpower foothold in the Middle East.
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NewsCrisalion secures prospective order for 20 Integrity air taxis from UrbanLink
Start-up operator UrbanLink Air Mobility has tentatively signed for a score of Crisalion Mobility’s in-development Integrity aircraft, adding to what aspires to become a sizeable and mixed fleet of electric aircraft.
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NewsCroatian air force retires Europe’s last MiG-21 fighters
The last European user of the Cold War-era Mikoyan MiG-21 – Croatia – has formally withdrawn the aged type from frontline use, as it continues to transition to the Dassault Aviation Rafale.
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NewsGerman Eurofighter launches Luftwaffe’s first Meteor missile
Germany has conducted its first firing of MBDA’s Meteor beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile from one of its Eurofighter combat aircraft.
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NewsTwenty A330neos and A350s ordered by unidentified customers
Airbus secured orders for 30 aircraft in November, including 15 A330-900s and five A350-900s, but it has identified none of the three customers involved. The airframer lists the 20 widebodies in its latest backlog figures, along with an order for 10 A321neos. These agreements accounted for Airbus’s entire order activity ...
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NewsQatar broadens defence partnership with the UK, including pilot training
Qatar and the UK have broadened their defence partnership, with new initiatives including “extending and expanding collaboration and knowledge sharing across the joint UK-Qatar [Eurofighter] Typhoon and [BAE Systems] Hawk aircraft squadrons”.
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NewsFraport prepares to divest St Petersburg airport stake to Middle Eastern firm
German airports operator Fraport is expecting to finalise within days a transaction cementing its withdrawal from St Petersburg Pulkovo airport. Fraport was part of the Northern Capital Gateway consortium – owned by Cypriot-based Thalita Trading – which had a 30-year concession to run the Russian hub from 2010. But Russia’s ...
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NewsSwiss doubles its A350 commitment
Lufthansa Group carrier Swiss is bringing five more Airbus A350-900s into its fleet, doubling its commitment to the long-haul twinjet.
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NewsRolls-Royce finally secures certification for A350-900’s enhanced-performance engine
Rolls-Royce is finally expecting to put an enhanced-performance Trent XWB engine into service on the Airbus A350-900 next year, after securing European certification.
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NewsAirbus details 5% staff reduction target for defence and space unit
Airbus has detailed proposed reductions that will reduce the headcount of its defence unit by approximately 5% over the next 18 months, with just over 2,000 posts to be removed.
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NewsPilot deliberately crashed Cessna 208 while returning from parachute drop
French investigators believe a Cessna 208 pilot, under psychological pressure, deliberately flew the aircraft into a mountain ridge while returning to Gap-Tallard airport after a parachute drop. The pilot, the only occupant, did not survive the October 2023 collision with the ridge, which rises to some 1,400m in the French ...
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NewsNorthrop’s CIRCM system to protect UK’s extended-range Chinooks
Northrop Grumman has been contracted to provide its common infrared countermeasures (CIRCM) technology for use by the Royal Air Force’s future fleet of 14 Boeing CH-47 Chinook extended-range transport helicopters.
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NewsPolish police service takes fifth and final S-70i Black Hawk
Poland’s national police force has received its fifth Sikorsky S-70i Black Hawk – the final helicopter from a 2022 order for two examples.
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NewsNorway, UK and USA test F-35 data-sharing during live-fire bombing drills
The drills over Norway and the North Sea involved fighters and bombers teaming with surveillance jets, reconnaissance aircraft, tankers and ground-based fire-control personnel to strike targets in Norway with live ordnance.
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AnalysisUK’s Strategic Defence Review process poised to enter next phase
The UK government’s Strategic Defence Review process is poised to enter its next phase, following the completion of an initial consultation period.
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NewsTAP to open new US routes from Lisbon and Porto
Portuguese Star Alliance carrier TAP is to open two new transatlantic services next year, operating to Los Angeles and Boston. It also intends to connect the Azores archipelago with San Francisco. TAP will serve Los Angeles from Lisbon using 298-seat Airbus A330-900s, initially flying the route three-times weekly from 16 ...
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NewsSaab steps up counter-drone training offer, with UK as first customer
Saab has launched a new uncrewed aerial vehicle (UAV) training service, and named the UK armed forces as its first customer for the technology.