All Europe news – Page 777
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NewsVIDEO: Airlines await Boeing response as Airbus racks up A320neo orders
As Airbus racks up orders for its A320neo, airlines face the dilemma of whether to join the queue for the higher-efficiency twinjet or gamble on waiting for a competitive response from Seattle
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AERO11: Tecnam unveils three new aircraft
Tecnam took the wraps off its 11-seat commuter aircraft at the Aero Friedrichshafen general aviation show in Germany - one of a trio of new aircraft unveiled...
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INTERIORS: Buzz hopes to sign airlines up for in-flight children's products
Australian design company Buzz Products (stand 6G37) is hoping to bring a bit of colour to the show and encourage airlines to imprint their brands on impressionable...
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NewsVIDEO: No viable all-new single-aisle before 2030 - Leahy
Airbus believes that a viable all-new single-aisle airliner will not arrive before 2030, due to the timing of the necessary advances in powerplant technology.
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INTERIORS: PICTURES & VIDEO - SkyMax reveals automated aircraft drinks trolley
Drinks cans and bottles onboard aircraft will be a thing of the past for airlines that opt for the new Sky Tender automated drinks trolley from SkyMax (stand...
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NewsVIDEO: Begg snow inquiry sets tough target for London Heathrow
London Heathrow Airport must improve its resilience to ensure that it "never closes as a result of circumstances under its control", according to the formal...
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Can new entrants take on Airbus and Boeing
Airlines are welcoming the prospect of the duopoly in the mainline jet market finally facing some serious challenges, but do any of the young pretenders really represent a viable threat?
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NewsVIDEO & PICTURES: UK retires last Tornado F3 fighters
The UK Royal Air Force will stand down its last Panavia Tornado F3-equipped unit on 22 March, with the type having completed a service life spanning 25 years ...
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AA11: VIDEO - Boeing's Tinseth confirms decision on narrowbody by 'mid-year'
Boeing will make one of its most critical decisions by the middle of the year - whether or not to design an all-new replacement for its best-selling 737.
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Europe's EGNOS service opens satnav precision to all airports
Aircraft operating anywhere in Europe now have access to satellite-guided precision approaches with the formal launch of the EGNOS safety-of-life service.
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NewsVIDEO: Boeing poised for crucial phase in 747-8 test effort
Boeing is approaching a crucial phase in the 747-8 flight-test effort as it prepares to start trials of the -8I passenger variant and undertakes the dramatic maximum-brake-energy demonstration on the freighter version.
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NewsGlobal airline accident and safety review for 2010
After decades of constant improvement, the industry's safety record has frustratingly levelled off. What can be done to lift it again?
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NewsPICTURES & VIDEO: Royal Navy's Merlin HM2 upgrade on track
The UK Royal Navy's AW101 Merlin HM2 multi-mission helicopter upgrade is running right on track, say industry partners AgustaWestland and Lockheed Martin ...
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VIDEO: Ryanair not grabbed by the A320NEO
Ryanair deputy chief executive Howard Millar believes Airbus' decision to launch the A320NEO has "put the ball right into Boeing's court"
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NewsAB25: anniversary reflections from Sir Michael Bishop
"Air transport is a tumultuous industry, frequently dictated by uncontrollable events"
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AB25: Cathay Pacific chief executive Tony Tyler
When the first issue of Airline Business came off the presses, I was in the eighth year of my aviation career and had just moved to Rome as Cathay Pacific's manager for Italy and France - though at that time we didn't actually fly to either country writes Cathay Pacific ...
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Focus: bmi turnaround strategy
When former Jet Airways chief executive Wolfgang Prock-Schauer took leadership of bmi late last year, he had a Herculean task ahead of him.
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Low-cost carriers: an evolving story
The battleground among low-cost carriers has never been so stretched. Where once it was easy to split the market into either low-cost or network carrier camps, the lines have long since been blurred. Now even among the low-cost carriers themselves, the proposition can differ widely
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Middle East carriers plot low-cost expansion
Efforts to develop the low-cost carrier market in the Middle East continue with two of the region’s players, UAE carriers Air Arabia and FlyDubai, mapping further growth.
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NewsBritish Airways to rehire captain of crashed 777
British Airways is poised to rehire the captain of the Boeing 777-200 which crashed at London Heathrow, nearly three years after the accident and his subsequent...