Europe – Page 740
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Lessors tap into shift to the east
Airlines in search of cash of this year will have plenty of financing options available, but will find increased funding relief from Asian leasing sources that are gaining in strength.
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NewsSwiss clashes with pilot union over cost cuts
Swiss is planning to operate its on-order Boeing 777 fleet through its regional arm, after the Alpine carrier was unable to reach a labour agreement with the mainline operation’s pilot union.
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Construction under way on MC-21 wing boxes
Russian manufacturer AeroKompozit has started constructing the composite wing box panels for the Irkut MC-21 twinjet.
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Air Cairo to open German links to Hurghada
EgyptAir budget unit Air Cairo is to begin flights linking the Red Sea resort of Hurghada with the German cities of Dusseldorf, Hannover and Stuttgart next month.
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INTERIORS: Satellite wi-fi costs ‘set to fall 5% yearly’
A surge in satellite broadcast capacity and downward pressure on launch costs has cut the price of in-flight wi-fi by about 10% in the past year – and prices should drop another 5% per year for the foreseeable future.
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INTERIORS: Transaero selects Italian seats for 747-8s
Italy’s Aviointeriors has been selected to supply seats for Transaero’s four on-order Boeing 747-8 Intercontinentals.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: MPL pilot training works, but still needs fine-tuning
Despite the initial reluctance by much of the aviation world to welcome a new training and licensing system for today’s airline pilots, the multi-crew pilot licence (MPL) looks as if it will survive its teething troubles and thrive.
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NewsPICTURES: United unveils new Heathrow T2 lounges
United Airlines has today previewed its new premium-class lounges at London Heathrow's soon-to-be-inaugurated Terminal 2, a move which will bring the Star Alliance carrier's flights under a single terminal for the first time since its merger with Continental Airlines.
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LHT wins more CFM56 maintenance work from Travel Service
Czech leisure carrier Travel Service has extended its engine MRO contract with Lufthansa Technik.
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INTERIORS: Honeywell on track with GX plans
Honeywell Aerospace is in talks with five potential airline customers for Inmarsat’s Global Xpress (GX) satellite-based in-flight connectivity service, and hopes to make another announcement before the summer.
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INTERIORS: Panasonic promises revolution in IFE sound quality
Panasonic is promising a revolution in onboard audio quality with a world-first all-digital headset system, offering what the in-flight entertainment systems giant claims is a breakthrough in noise cancellation and cinema-quality sound.
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INTERIORS: Airlines advised to focus on whole-life seat costs
Recaro Aircraft Seating chief executive Mark Hiller says airlines need to start considering the total cost of ownership for seats.
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Vulcanair boldly goes into piston-single market
Italian airframer Vulcanair has made its first foray into the piston-single market, with the launch of its V1.0.
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Piper aims for widespread uptake of diesel-engined Archer
Piper Aircraft has unveiled a diesel-engined version of its Arrow piston-single, for which it received European supplemental type certification on 1 April.
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MTU launches mature engine support scheme
MTU is introducing engine lease and teardown services to attract business from operators and lessors of mature powerplants.
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Robin shows off DR401 piston-single
Robin New Aircraft debuted its DR401 piston-single at Aero Friedrichshafen, kicking off its sales and marketing campaign for the upgraded version of the 40-year old DR400 series of wooden aircraft.
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Tecnam wins Italian government support for P2012 development
The Italian government has agreed to partially fund development of Tecnam’s P2012 Traveller piston-twin, paving the way for the Capua-based manufacturer to step up development of the 11-seat aircraft.
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Cirrus maps out certification timeline for SF50
Cirrus Aircraft displayed a mock-up of its Vision SF50 personal jet for the first time at Aero Friedrichshafen, and mapped out the certification timeline for the seven-seat aircraft, for which it has already received over 500 orders.
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Eclipse launches EA550 to European market
Aeris Aviation, Eclipse Aerospace’s exclusive European distributor, formally launched the latest version of the EA550 for the European market at the 9-12 April Aero Friedrichshafen show, and says it hopes to clinch EASA certification for the twin-engined very light jet before the end of the year.
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Cathay Pacific to add Manchester service
Cathay Pacific intends to launch a four times weekly Hong Kong-Manchester service from 8 December.