All Europe news – Page 26
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NewsPitch-up command after bounced landing preceded Aer Lingus A321LR tail-strike
Irish investigators believe a sudden pitch-up input during a bounced landing resulted in an Aer Lingus Airbus A321LR’s sustaining a tail-strike on touchdown at Washington Dulles two years ago. The aircraft, arriving from Dublin on 30 August 2023, had been descending to runway 01R in gusting wind conditions and deviated ...
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NewsVertical Aerospace nears transition tests to fill final gap in VX4 flight profile
Vertical Aerospace is confident that it will wrap up the crucial final stage of its VX4 flight-testing – the piloted transition – by the end of this year. The aircraft has already undertaken vertical flight, flying at up to 30kt, and conventional wingborne flight at speeds down to 70kt – ...
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NewsFully-substituted MC-21 to carry out maiden flight in August: Rostec chief
Russian state technology firm Rostec’s chief, Sergei Chemezov, has stated that the fully-substituted version of the Yakovlev MC-21 will carry out its first flight in August. “I hope that, by the end of 2026, we will complete certification flights and begin serial production of our aircraft,” he told Russian prime ...
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NewsUK 747 freighter operator One Air branching into scheduled flights
UK cargo operator One Air is venturing into scheduled services with its Boeing 747-400 freighter fleet, opening flights connecting Europe with the Middle East and Asia-Pacific regions. The carrier will operate from East Midlands in the UK to the Belgian cargo hub at Liege, before flying on to Dubai World ...
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NewsFrance’s Falcon 8X-based Archange SIGINT jet makes flight debut
France has achieved a significant milestone in its development of a new airborne electronic warfare capability, with the Dassault Aviation Falcon 8X-based Archange having performed its debut flight.
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NewsUK’s Skyrora secures licence to launch from SaxaVord spaceport
Scottish firm Skyrora has become the first UK-based launch vehicle company to receive a launch licence from the UK Civil Aviation Authority. The licence enables Skyrora to carry out launch operations from the SaxaVord spaceport, located in the Shetland Islands, with its sub-orbital Skylark L. SaxaVord became, in 2023, the ...
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NewsVertical names Aciturri as VX4 airframe production partner
Aciturri Aerostructures will build the airframe for Vertical Aerospace’s VX4 electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft, the companies have announced.
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NewsBelgian hospitals trial medical drone shuttles remotely-piloted from UK
Trials have commenced for an on-demand medical delivery service between Belgian hospitals with unmanned aerial vehicles remotely piloted from the UK. The trial, east of Antwerp, involves shuttling urgent medical cargo to two hospital campuses – located at Herentals and Turnhout St Jozef – from the A-kwadraat operational hub in ...
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NewsAirbus chief Faury philosophical over Boeing’s leverage from Trump
Airbus chief executive Guillaume Faury is philosophical over Boeing’s order book apparently benefiting from the US presidential administration’s tariff and trade agreements. The administration has disclosed commitments to purchase Boeing aircraft from several countries, notably in the Middle East and Asia-Pacific regions – although the precise status of these orders ...
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NewsCroatia Airlines still burdened by fleet-renewal costs but indicates upward trend
Croatia Airlines admits that it is dealing with substantially-higher costs than expected from its fleet-renewal programme, after turning in a half-year loss. The airline has introduced five Airbus A220s into its fleet and intends to take another two this year. Its overall fleet comprises 17 aircraft – the A220s, plus ...
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NewsLondon Heathrow operator still analysing potential of shorter third runway
London Heathrow airport’s operator believes a 3,500m (11,500ft) third runway will provide the greatest benefit to the hub, but it is still analysing whether a slightly shorter one of 3,100m will suffice. The newly-submitted proposal from the operator, Heathrow Airport, positions the new parallel runway 1,035m north of the current ...
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NewsSubstituted MC-21 prototype nears transfer to flight-test station
Yakovlev has commenced ground-based assessment of the fully import-substituted MC-21 prototype, in preparation for transferring it to the flight-test station. The aircraft, which first flew in December 2021, was the first MC-21 to have a domestically-produced composite wing – a situation forced upon the developers by sanctions imposed even before ...
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NewsOtto Aviation picks Italian specialist to design Phantom’s fuel system
US firm Otto Aviation, which is developing a low-emission business jet, has selected Italian-based Secondo Mona to supply an integrated fuel system. Otto is developing the super-midsize Phantom 3500, which will have a lightweight and low-drag design enabling a substantial fuel saving over competing jets. The company is expecting to ...
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NewsRival submissions to expand Heathrow each promise third runway in a decade
Two proposals for expansion at London Heathrow each foresee a third runway – albeit of different lengths – becoming operational in 2035, with supporting developments including new terminal buildings. Heathrow’s operator has submitted a proposal centred on a privately-financed third runway while the UK government has also permitted a rival ...
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NewsBombardier still pondering option of Belfast acquisition
Bombardier is still not ruling out acquiring part of its former Belfast site to safeguard production of the Global and Challenger fuselages that are built there.
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NewsBAE chief hails Turkish Typhoon pact, but sidesteps jet trainer JV reports
BAE Systems chief executive Charles Woodburn has welcomed Turkey’s memorandum of understanding (MoU) linked to a prospective order for Eurofighter Typhoons, but declined to discuss the company’s potential future advanced jet trainer pitch to the UK.
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NewsRolls-Royce ‘on track’ with second phase of durability package for 787 and A330neo
Rolls-Royce says it remains “on track” to deliver a 30% time-on-wing improvement for the Trent 1000 and Trent 7000 engine by the end of this year. The manufacturer has been engaged in various initiatives to achieve an average 80% enhancement of time-on-wing across its modern Trent family by 2027. Rolls-Royce ...
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NewsAngara maintenance certificate revoked following inspection after An-24 crash
Russian federal air transport regulator Rosaviatsia has revoked the maintenance certificate of Siberia’s Angara Airlines, days after the carrier suffered a fatal Antonov An-24 accident. The decision follows an unscheduled inspection of the Irkutsk-based airline’s facilities by transport supervisory authority Rostransnadzor. Rosaviatsia says the inspection turned up “violations” in Angara’s ...
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NewsIndonesia deepens Turkish ties amid Kaan fighter acquisition
Indonesian Aerospace has signed multiple agreements with Turkish defence companies, expanding collaboration on the Kaan fighter programme and maritime patrol aircraft development.
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NewsSafran aims to recover Leap delivery backlog to Airbus by end-October
Safran is aiming to recover the backlog of CFM International Leap-1A engine deliveries to Airbus by the end of October. The powerplant manufacturer has been affected not only by supply-chain bottlenecks but also a strike earlier this year. Airbus has been forced to park engineless aircraft – around 60, most ...