All Europe news – Page 735
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Lufthansa plans seasonal Munich-Miami flight
Lufthansa will launch a new seasonal flight between Munich and Miami in December, complementing its existing service to the south Florida city from Frankfurt.
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Russian firms developing Superjet electric-taxi drive
Russian aerospace firms United Aircraft and Aviation Equipment are jointly developing an electric-drive system for the Sukhoi Superjet 100, designed to reduce fuel-burn while taxiing.
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Ethiopian and Austrian sign codeshare
Ethiopian Airlines and Austrian Airlines have signed a codeshare agreement covering several destinations on their respective networks.
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NewsPICTURES: Star Alliance hails ‘smooth start’ at Heathrow’s T2
More than 4,000 passengers used London Heathrow’s Terminal 2 in its first eight hours of operation, says Star Alliance.
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Global Hawk supports NATO exercise
NATO has conducted an early assessment of the operational utility of its future Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS) system, on a Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned air vehicle participating in the recent multinational exercise dubbed “Unified Vision”.
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NewsPICTURES: Airbus Defence & Space tests SpacePlane vehicle
Airbus Defence & Space has tested a SpacePlane demonstrator vehicle dropped from a helicopter 100km off the coast of Singapore.
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NewsOperations start at Heathrow’s Terminal 2
London Heathrow opened its new Terminal 2 this morning.
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Online charter provider Victor poised for US launch
Business aircraft charter website Victor is poised to make its formal launch into the US market, signifying the next phase of the UK company’s strategy to become the leading name in ad hoc charter worldwide.
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Russian Helicopters, AgustaWestland shelve joint development
Russian Helicopters and AgustaWestland have quietly shelved plans to jointly develop a 2.5t rotorcraft, a senior executive from the Moscow-headquartered manufacturer has revealed.
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NewsPICTURES: Ryanair hails coach partner with special livery
Ryanair has painted three of its Boeing 737-800s in a special livery highlighting its partnership with coach operator National Express.
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IATA: Emirates sceptical over tracking debate
Middle Eastern carrier Emirates’ chief is unconvinced that flight-tracking is the core issue to be addressed in the wake of the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines’ flight MH370.
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IATA: AirlInes want mergers, settle for joint ventures
Two influential chief executives have reiterated the industry’s view that network joint ventures are an inferior substitute to allowing proper mergers, and called for the scrapping of ownership restrictions that have blocked such moves.
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Russian medium-haul airliner project moving toward design freeze
Russia’s ambitious Frigate Ecojet programme – targeted at creating an all-new, 300-seat, medium-haul airliner – has entered the project’s definition phase, with the aim of freezing the design of the aircraft by this time next year.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: GE looks to turn former Walter Engines into its turboprop centre of excellence
GE Aviation’s Business and General Aviation Turboprops business in Prague – the former Walter Aircraft Engines – combines the Czech company’s decades-long expertise in small turboprop engines with the US giant’s vast experience in industrial production and new product development
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NewsIATA: Cockpit vulnerability remains key flight-track issue
Cockpit deactivation remains a vulnerability yet to be addressed in the IATA debate over flight-tracking spurred by the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines’ Boeing 777.
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IATA: Airline chiefs see way through high fuel prices
While airlines continue to complain about the high price of fuel, they are showing an ability to adapt – albeit not in the fastest way.
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IATA: Airline CEOs see demand for record order number
Airline executives agree that the record more than 11,500 aircraft on order globally do not represent an order bubble.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: New ATR chief to focus on legal framework
The appointment of the Airbus’s head of contract negotiations, Patrick de Castelbajac, as ATR’s new chief executive comes as the Franco-Italian manufacturer works to transform its legal status from “groupement d’intérêt économique” (GIE) to “société anonyme” (SA) to pursue new objectives: managing suppliers, and launching a new turboprop.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Czech champion Aero Vodochody's structural change
Aero Vodochody has been through two revolutions of its own since the political changes that swept eastern Europe after the fall of the Berlin Wall
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IATA: Industry profit outlook trimmed to $18bn
IATA has trimmed its collective industry profits forecast to $18 billion for this year, though this still marks a big improvement on the profitability in 2013.