All Europe news – Page 53
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NewsSaab advancing future fighter study activity, as Gripen interest intensifies
Saab will begin flight-test activities later this year in support of its work on a Future Fighter System study for Sweden, chief executive Micael Johansson says.
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NewsUnited Aircraft preparing Russian-powered SJ-100s for test programme
Russia’s United Aircraft states that 11 serial-production Yakovlev SJ-100 airframes have been assembled, and will be retrofitted with domestic systems following certification. The aerospace firm disclosed the update during a supplier committee meeting at the Komsomolsk-on-Amur manufacturing facility. Yakovlev’s director of the production centre, Andrei Soynov detailed the status of ...
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NewsNetherlands signs launch deal for eight Pilatus PC-7 MKX trainers
Pilatus has secured the Royal Netherlands Air Force as the launch customer for its PC-7 MKX basic trainer, with the service to field an eight-strong fleet from later this decade.
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NewsFinnair warns of A330 pilot cuts as union protests standby duty plan
Finnair is warning that it might have to cut 90 pilots after industrial action threatened Airbus A330 operations undertaken on behalf of Oneworld partner Qantas. The A330s were deployed after the closure of Russian airspace forced Finnair to restructure its network and shift the twinjets – which have limited range ...
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NewsRussian regulator: Pilots should train for ‘worst-case’ navigation loss and flight-control failures
Russia’s federal air transport regulator is advising operators to ensure pilots receive additional training in non-precision approaches, given the risks of possible loss of satellite-based navigation capabilities due to interference. Rosaviatsia is also advising regular pilot training for coping aircraft control system failures – including loss of hydraulics – and ...
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NewsSonderborg to be first Danish airport with digital tower
Denmark’s regional Sonderborg airport is to be equipped with a digital control tower, the first in the country to adopt such technology. The airport will implement the tower system to provide air traffic services remotely. Its operator has selected the ‘r-TWR’ system produced by Saab Digital Air Traffic Solutions. “This ...
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NewsAirbus starts year with strong widebody orders including A350Fs
Airbus has started the year strongly with several orders from unidentified customers including agreements for six A350-900s, three A350 freighters and 10 A330-900s. It listed orders for 29 widebody jets in January out of a total of 55 aircraft. These included five A350-1000s for Lufthansa and five A350Fs for Taiwan’s ...
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NewsAALTO ready to accelerate Zephyr testing after 13-day debut over Kenya
AALTO plans to launch several additional test flights of its ultra-long-endurance Zephyr from a new facility in Kenya this year, following a successful first sortie which spanned more than 13 days.
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NewsFirst donated Mirage 2000-5 fighters arrive, as Ukraine also boosts F-16 fleet
Ukraine’s air force has received its first Dassault Aviation Mirage 2000-5 fighters from France, while also continuing to boost its fleet of donated Lockheed Martin F-16s.
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NewsIl-114-300 steadily progressing with certification campaign: United Aircraft
Russia’s modernised Ilyushin Il-114-300 turboprop has conducted over 20 certification flights, according to developer United Aircraft. The company says an “intensive” flight-test programme for the twin-engined aircraft is continuing, out of the Lukhovitsy airfield near Moscow, and more than 70 sorties have been completed covering in excess of 200h. United ...
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AnalysisHow year-end losses skewed our review of airline safety performance in 2024
An otherwise solid set of airline safety statistics through much of 2024 was transformed by two deadly losses, while pilot action elsewhere kept the final figures from being much worse.
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NewsMunich airport consultancy arm joins effort to re-open UK’s Doncaster Sheffield
Munich airport’s consultancy and management arm is to support the effort to re-open the UK’s Doncaster Sheffield airport. The regional airport closed in 2022, following 17 years of operation, after a business review by owner Peel Group determined its economic prospects were limited. But Doncaster’s city council is working to ...
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NewsJetBlue enters reciprocal loyalty relationship with partner TAP
Frequent flyers with JetBlue and TAP can now earn and redeem points ”using the programme of their choice when flying across either network”, the companies said 5 February.
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NewsRussia’s S7 Group shows off domestic composite Tango trainer
Russia’s S7 Group has shown off a new composite light aircraft, the PV-10 Tango, at the NAIS civil aerospace exhibition in Moscow. The single-engined, four-seat trainer has been developed by Spectra Aircraft, which is part of S7 Group – the company which operates S7 Airlines. Spectra Aircraft’s facility is located ...
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NewsFlight-data traces reveal how Azerbaijan crew kept crippled E190 airborne
Flight-data recorder traces from the Azerbaijan Airlines Embraer 190 illustrate the extent of damage with which the crew had to cope after the twinjet was crippled by an explosion in Russian airspace. The E190 sustained multiple penetrative impacts – many of them rectangular in shape – from fragments which damaged ...
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NewsL3Harris Viper Shield EW system gets airborne on Block 70 F-16
L3Harris Technologies’ Viper Shield electronic warfare (EW) system has undergone its first flight on a Lockheed Martin F-16 Block 70 fighter, with deliveries of the self-protection equipment to begin before year-end.
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NewsFrench army receives its final NH90 Caiman in TTH utility standard
France has taken delivery of its last NH Industries NH90 Caiman tactical troop transport (TTH) in a baseline utility configuration, completing a 63-strong fleet of the model.
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NewsCrashed Azerbaijan E190 lost all hydraulic pressure between two explosions near Grozny
Kazakh investigators have revealed that an Azerbaijan Airlines Embraer 190 experienced two explosions about 25s apart, and lost pressure in all three hydraulic systems, after aborting an attempt to land at the Russian city of Grozny. The aircraft suffered serious flight-control damage and its crew, after considering a number of ...
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NewsAirbus to advance work on A321XLR-derived maritime patrol aircraft for France
Airbus has been awarded a two-year study contract to advance work on a maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) derivative of the A321XLR narrowbody for France, with service entry expected after 2030.
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NewsMC-21 manufacturer Yakovlev reduces full-year pre-tax loss
Russian airframer Yakovlev has disclosed a pre-tax loss of Rb5.1 billion ($51 million) for the full year, although it turned in a net profit of Rb6.5 billion. The aerospace company – whose lines include the MC-21 and SJ-100 civil airliners – benefited from deferred income tax of Rb11.6 billion. Yakovlev ...