Europe – Page 722
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United and Germanwings plan European codeshare
United Airlines plans to place its code on Germanwings flights in Europe in a new condeshare under review by the US Department of Transportation.
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: Saab waiting for UK maritime patrol details
Saab is waiting for more details on the UK’s potential maritime patrol aircraft requirements, but is actively promoting the potential of its proposed Swordfish aircraft for the role.
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FARNBOROUGH: Airbus leads Clean Sky 2 rotorcraft development effort
Airbus Helicopters is planning a rapid return for the technology employed on its record-breaking X3 compound rotorcraft demonstrator that flew off into graceful retirement last month.
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: Embraer keeps up E2 momentum
Embraer's re-engined E2 left an impact on this year's Farnborough air show, as rival Bombardier sought to make the best of the industry's biggest gathering after an unfortunately timed engine failure on its CSeries jet.
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: Edgley seeks buyer for Optica observation aircraft
John Edgley, designer and developer of the iconic Optica observation aircraft, is at Farnborough hoping to find a buyer for the three-seat design who can bring the brand back to life.
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: Live blog
Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the Farnborough air show (or #FIA14 for all you social media types). The sun is out and the news is coming in thick and fast so keep with us to find out the latest news and views from this years show.
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: Flybe to maintain RAF A400M fleet
Flybe’s technical arm is to maintain the UK Royal Air Force’s on-order Airbus A400M military transport fleet.
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NewsA400M passes in-flight refuelling test
Airbus Defence & Space has conducted a key flight test activity with its A400M Atlas tactical transport, proving the type's ability to receive fuel in flight.
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FARNBOROUGH: ATK and Alenia claim success in MC-27J gun trials
ATK and Alenia Aermacchi have successfully completed the first phase of ground and flight testing for the palletised gun system on the MC-27J gunship variant of the tactical transport with the support of the Italian air force.
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: Airbus outlines A330neo engineering demands
Airbus believes it can almost fully negate the weight increase of the new A330neo by implementing a reduction exercise to trim structure across the entire A330 airframe.
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Air Astana to build new MRO base ahead of 787s’ arrival
Air Astana is to build a new MRO base to perform maintenance on its mainline fleet and in anticipation of the arrival of its first Boeing 787s in 2019.
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Virgin Atlantic to operate first Northern Irish route
Virgin Atlantic will operate seasonal services from Belfast to Orlando next year.
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: Myanma Airways signs for six ATR 72s
Myanma Airways has confirmed its interest in ATR 72-600s, by placing orders for six of the type and options on six more at the Farnborough air show today.
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: Predator participates in NATO exercise
General Atomics demonstrated the interoperability of its MQ-9 Reaper unmanned air vehicle during a NATO-led exercise in Norway.
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: Vulcan makes final Farnborough flight
The world’s last remaining flying Avro Vulcan jet is expected to make its last Farnborough air show appearance when it flies this weekend.
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: Bombardier wins first African CSeries customer
Bombardier has landed its first African customer for the CSeries, with a letter of intent signed for five aircraft.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Why airlines need to think more digital
Executives from across the globe gathered in Madrid for Amadeus’s annual digital airline conference where big data, personalisation and ways to boost ancillary earnings were the key themes. Martin Ferguson reports
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FARNBOROUGH: Ukraine situation will not affect UAC cooperation
Relationships between Russia's aerospace industry and the West will not be affected by the backlash against the country's actions in Ukraine, believes Mikhail Pogosyan, president of the United Aircraft holding company.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: IT Trends survey highlights IROPS focus
Airlines are investing in IT solutions such as self-service rebooking of flights to minimise disruptions and quicken recovery during irregular operations, as the 2014 Airlines IT Trends Survey shows
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: UTAS, Selex partner to bring synthetic aperture radar to BD-110s
UTC Aerospace Systems (UTAS) and Selex ES are partnering to develop a new long-range synthetic aperture radar (SAR) that can be integrated into UTAS DB-110 electro-optical and infrared (EO/IR) sensors.