Europe – Page 684
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NewsService agreement key to Bristow's increased H175 order
Offshore operator Bristow Group has more than trebled its commitment to the Airbus Helicopters H175, becoming the largest customer for the new super-medium rotorcraft with a total order of 17 units.
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ESA ready to launch next round of DESIRE tests
The European Space Agency (ESA) is about to embark on the next phase of an effort to integrate unmanned air vehicles into national airspace by utilising satellite command and control.
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Travel Service signs 737 Max leases with ALC
Czech carrier Travel Service has agreed an operating lease contract with US lessor Air Lease for two new Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft.
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Qatar looking to expand investments in other airlines
Qatar Airways is aiming to increase its near-10% shareholding in European airline group IAG and invest in other carriers too, chief executive Akbar Al Baker confirms.
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Regal closes acquisition of 12 aircraft from ECC Leasing
Hong Kong’s Regal Group has closed the acquisition of only 12 of the 18 Embraer aircraft it had planned to buy from ECC Leasing.
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Germany finalises order for 18 naval NH90s
Germany has finally confirmed a deal that will see it order 18 new NH Industries NH90 NFH helicopters for its navy, at the same time trimming commitments for the troop transport variant and Airbus Helicopters Tiger attack rotorcraft.
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NewsAgustaWestland responds to H160 with heavier AW139
AgustaWestland has launched a beefed-up version of its AW139 twin-engined helicopter, upping the maximum take-off weight to 7t from the present optional upper limit of 6.8t.
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Germany's FAI Rent-a-Jet posts record profits
German business aircraft charter and management company FAI Rent-a-Jet has posted record profits for 2014, thanks largely to an increase in global demand for its air ambulance service.
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NewsSecond A350 to up ante in Qatar's battle with Lufthansa
Qatar Airways is today taking delivery of its second Airbus A350, which – like the first – will be used to operate Doha-Frankfurt flights.
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NewsFirst UK-registered Challenger 350 enters service with Naljets
Business aviation charter and management company Naljets has taken delivery of the first UK-registered Bombardier Challenger 350. The aircraft joins a second super-midsize type – a Gulfstream G200 – and a large cabin Challenger 605 in service with the Newcastle, northern England-headquartered operator.
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Unmanned aircraft push EASA to modernise regulatory model
The introduction of unmanned air vehicles into EASA’s area of control has caused the safety authority to adopt a more open-minded attitude to aircraft regulations.
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NewsAvolon sees Airbus ‘keen’ on order for longer-range A321neo
Avolon believes Airbus is "keen" on the Irish lessor ordering the longer-range A321neo model.
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NewsEuropean regulators target harmonised UAV guidelines
Representatives from the European Commission and ICAO have expressed a desire for global unmanned air vehicle regulations to be more aligned, so that integration of the technology can be more consistent.
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RUAG demonstrates Dornier 228NG in Oman
RUAG has promoted its Dornier 228NG utility aircraft to several potential users in Oman, including conducting a series of demonstration flights over a three-day period.
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Royal Jet awards BBJ engine MRO contract to SR Technics
VVIP charter operator, Royal Jet, has awarded Switzerland's SR Technics a five-year contract to maintain, repair and overhaul the CFM International CFM56-7B engines on its six Boeing Business Jets - the largest BBJ fleet.in the world. Work on the first narrowbody began late last month at SR Technics facility ...
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Daher drops Socata brand from the TBM line
French industrial conglomerate and aerostructures company Daher, has dropped the Socata branding from its TBM line ending a 26-year association between two well-known names in the business and general aviation industry.
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NewsTurkish A330 suffers nose gear collapse in Kathmandu
A Turkish Airlines Airbus A330-300 aircraft has skidded off the runway at Kathmandu Tribhuvan International airport, causing its nose gear to collapse.
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NewsAirbus Helicopters drops EC from designations
Aside from the processes and procedures being brought into Airbus Helicopters from its sister company in Toulouse, there are two other changes that reflect the shared parentage.
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NewsNew H160 helicopter is first of the 'H generation'
The H160, says Aurélie Gensolen, marketing manager at Airbus Helicopters, is the first of the “H generation”.
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NewsRevolution underpins new H160 helicopter
While the H160 may not feature the huge leaps forward in technology that were originally envisaged, it is still a revolution in the way that Airbus Helicopters develops and industrialises its products.