Europe – Page 655
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News
Air Mediterranee to boost African network this winter
Air Mediterranee will start new services to Senegal, Cape Verde and the Canary Islands this winter.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Fast-track satcoms upgrade on ICE
Change is in the air over Europe, with a concerted attempt by Inmarsat and the European Space Agency to turn satellite communications into a wide-open field for quick and economic development of new applications and services.
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NewsMAKS: Dinamika debuts new MiG-31 simulator
Russian pilots operating the newly-upgraded Mikoyan MiG-31BM supersonic interceptor can now exercise its added combat capabilities in a simulated environment with the introduction of Dinamika’s twin-seat flight simulator.
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News
MAKS: Vnesheconombank finances more Interjet Superjets
Russia’s Vnesheconombank has agreed a financing co-operation agreement covering the delivery of Sukhoi Superjets to Mexican customer Interjet.
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NewsItalian Neuron testing ends as Swedish stint begins
Italy has completed its share of testing of the pan-European Neuron unmanned combat air vehicle, which saw it carry out 12 sorties from Decimomannu air base in Sardinia.
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NewsBoeing checks cabin system effect on smoke after 787 fire
Boeing is developing models to assess how environmental control systems might carry particles and gas from a fire in the emergency locator transmitter, in the wake of the Ethiopian Airlines 787 fire at London Heathrow.
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NewsISS supply launch carries experimental ADS-B receiver to orbit
Most of Europe could hear the sound of held breath being released in Denmark today as Japan’s fifth HTV unmanned resupply vehicle launched successfully from Tanegashima aboard an H-IIB launcher for the International Space Station.
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NewsEthiopian 787 fire probe seeks assurance on battery defences
Investigators are seeking assurances that aircraft systems powered by lithium batteries are adequately protected against short-circuit, after formally attributing the Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 787 ground fire to thermal runway in the emergency locator transmitter.
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NewsVIDEO: European UAV lands on moving platform without GPS
A European Commission-funded study has successfully demonstrated the ability of a tethered unmanned air vehicle to land on a moving 3D platform without the aid of GPS.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Why the principle of economics still rules ok
As attention turns to summer 2016 schedules and the slot co-ordination process for the season, it is timely to examine the likely operating environment and how economic expectations are changing, as well as the likely implications.
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NewsAirbus starts assembling A350-1000 wing
Airbus has commenced production of the A350-1000 wing at its specialist UK plant in Broughton.
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Interview
INTERVIEW: Iberia chief executive Luis Gallego
You don't have to go further than Iberia's Madrid headquarters to get a sense of the new direction in which chief executive Luis Gallego is seeking to take the airline.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Atlantic capacity creeps up despite weak yields
The question of demand continues to envelope the transatlantic market this year, as airlines continue to add capacity despite weak results in the first half.
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NewsPICTURE: ATR enters Japan with Amakusa delivery
Japanese regional carrier Amakusa Airlines has taken delivery of its first ATR 42-600.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Airlines look past fuel gains in second quarter
There was a familiar ring to results as North American and European carriers disclosed second-quarter earnings.
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NewsAriane 6 gets finance boost to 2016 design review
Europe’s bid to retain independent, cost-competitive access to space in a launch market disrupted by US start-up SpaceX has been given solid financial momentum with formal contracts to develop the heavyweight Ariane 6 and light Vega C rockets.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Helicopter operators count the cost of cheap oil
Further evidence has emerged of the impact of the downturn in the offshore oil and gas market, with three of the sector’s big helicopter providers reporting sharply reduced quarterly profits over the past few days.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Frigate Ecojet takes airliner concept to new Europe base
Launching a three-aisle widebody airliner with a geometrically unique, ovular fuselage cross section always seemed an uphill struggle for a start-up Russian manufacturer, but the challenge in the end proved overwhelming.
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NewsFlight Design prepares to debut first C4 production prototype
German light sport aircraft (LSA) manufacturer Flight Design is readying the first of three C4 production prototypes for its debut flight in the third quarter, as its first certificated aircraft advances towards European validation and service entry in the middle of 2016.
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NewsVulcanair prepares V1.0 piston-single for year-end service entry
Italian airframer Vulcanair hopes to complete certification of its first piston-single, the V1.0, by the end of the third quarter and hand over the first of the four-seat aircraft to an undisclosed customer by year-end.