All Europe news – Page 721
-
AnalysisANALYSIS: European airline profits still a work in progress
Europe’s economy may have lifted from the dog days of the euro crisis and its airlines may collectively be back in profit, but there remains a big difference between thriving and simply surviving.
-
NewsPICTURE: A350 rejects take-off at maximum energy
Airbus has carried out a maximum-energy rejected take-off with its A350-900 at the Istres base, final major test prior to certification.
-
NewsFARNBOROUGH: Bell makes headway in civil segment
Bell Helicopter, for so long a bit of a bystander in the civil segment, is suddenly very busy with a pair of development programmes on its books. Both of these – the 505 Jet Ranger X and the 525 Relentless – are scheduled to make their maiden flights this year ...
-
AnalysisANALYSIS: Airline profits climb but challenges remain
The latest Airline Business/Flightglobal World Airline Rankings show revenues for the 150 biggest airline groups rose 3% in 2013 to $717 billion.
-
AnalysisANALYSIS: Rolls and Airbus – how the latecomer excelled
Rolls-Royce took more than two decades to get an engine onto an Airbus product. But the UK company is now in pole position as Toulouse’s prime widebody engine partner after securing its third Airbus sole-source supply deal, to power the A330neo.
-
NewsFARNBOROUGH: BAE introduces Typhoon simulator app
BAE Systems has developed a simulator app that allows operators to fly the Eurofighter Typhoon on the “Mach Loop” over Wales.
-
News
Malaysia frustrated about MH17 crash site access
Malaysia has stepped up its demands for access to the crash site of MH17, and says that a “safe corridor” to the crash site is still not open.
-
News
Missile sightings back MH17 attack claim: security service
Ukraine’s counter-intelligence chief strongly believes that an Buk-M surface-to-air missile systems were transferred from Russia to Ukraine along with its crew before being used to shoot down the Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777.
-
News
Malaysia worried about integrity of MH17 crash site
Malaysia is concerned about the security and integrity of the site in eastern Ukraine where Malaysia Airlines MH17 crashed on 17 July.
-
NewsUkraine to lead MH17 investigation from Kharkiv
Ukrainian air investigation authorities will establish a base in Kharkiv for the investigation into the apparent shooting down of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17.
-
NewsFARNBOROUGH: Aero secrets of Boeing’s new Dreamliner
The Farnborough debut of Boeing’s latest 787 derivative has enabled details of the aircraft’s aerodynamic advances to be examined close up.
-
NewsFARNBOROUGH: Boeing asked to rein in 787-9 display
Airbus and Boeing widebody rivals took to the skies above Farnborough this week for the first time in more than 30 years, but the US participant was forced to curtail its display by show organisers.
-
NewsThreat level of airspace raised days before MH17 loss
Ukrainian authorities had raised the upper limit of closed airspace over the east of the country just three days before the loss of the Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 near Donetsk.
-
News
Malaysia unsure about status of MH17 recorders
Malaysia's transport minister has defended the route selection that took MH17 over eastern Ukraine, but is uncertain about the status of the aircraft's cockpit voice and flight data recorders.
-
AnalysisANALYSIS: Why lessors led the Farnborough spending
Airbus unveiling extra orders from Hong Kong Aviation Capital as it finalised an earlier commitment Airbus A320neo family jets further underlined the extent to which aircraft lessors have been at the heart of Farnborough air show orders this year.
-
News
MAS: MH17’s communications were functioning “normally”
Malaysia Airlines says the Boeing 777-200ER aircraft that crashed in the eastern Ukraine on 17 July had an unblemished safety record.
-
NewsUS officials suggest missile downed MH17
US officials reportedly believe that Malaysia Airlines MH17 was shot down by a surface-to-air missile.
-
NewsFAA NOTAM restricts US flights over eastern Ukraine
The US Federal Aviation Administration has issued a Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) restricting US flights over the eastern Ukraine in the wake of the loss of MH17.
-
News
MH17 was operating above closed airspace: Eurocontrol
Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 had been operating 1,000ft above the upper limit of closed airspace at the time of its disappearance over eastern Ukraine.
-
NewsMalaysia Airlines loses contact with MH17
Malaysia Airlines confirms that it has lost contact with flight MH17 from Amsterdam.