Europe – Page 745
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Ascend examines the recovery in market values
George Dimitroff, head of valuations with Flightglobal advisory service Ascend, looks at how values and lease rates are faring
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News
Metal Master prepares Flaris LAR 1 for first flight
Polish engineering company Metal Master is readying its Flaris LAR 1 ultra-light personal jet, for its first flight in the middle of the year. The milestone, if achieved, would come around a year after the four-seat single was unveiled by the Podgorzyn-based company.
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Air Nambia broadens MRO partnership with LHT
Air Namibia has expanded its maintenance co-operation with Lufthansa Technik.
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SITA to set up industry registry for beacon technology
Air transport specialist SITA it is to set up a industry registry to help facilitate the use beacon technology after its technology research team SITA Lab issued the findings of early trials at airports.
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NewsPoland unveils Orlik MPT trainer
Poland's PZL-130 Orlik MPT (multipurpose trainer) was unveiled at Airbus Defence & Space's Warsaw facility on 7 March.
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Rhein-Neckar Air begins Mannheim-Berlin flights
German regional start-up Rhein-Neckar Air has begun flights between Mannheim and Berlin on 10 March.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Sabotage most common factor in en-route accidents
More than a third of all fatal accidents that have occurred to jet airliners while en-route are caused by some form of deliberate action. But a significant number of other factors can also come into play.
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Interpol confirms stolen passports used on MH370 flight
International crime investigation body Interpol has confirmed that one Austrian and one Italian passport used by passengers boarding the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 were on its record of stolen travel documents.
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Boeing 777 safety history almost unblemished over two decades
The Boeing 777 family has enjoyed a remarkable safety record during almost two decades of service, with just two hull losses - including one with fatalities - suffered prior to the disappearance of the Malaysia Airlines aircraft.
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NewsAirbus exec's criticise Boeing approach to suppliers
Two top Airbus executives today drew a sharp distinction with Boeing over supply chain strategy and mocked their rival’s year-long programme to squeeze cost savings from suppliers.
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Germania grows fleet for holiday season
Germania is to lease a fourth Airbus A321 for its summer 2014 schedule.
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Large MC-21 model to undergo windtunnel tests
Aerodynamics specialists are preparing to analyse a large-scale model of the Irkut MC-21 using a Moscow windtunnel.
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NewsBAE advances Captor-E radar integration on Typhoon
BAE Systems has performed the first test flight of a Eurofighter Typhoon fitted with a mass model replicating the type’s future active electronically scanned array radar.
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NewsGazpromavia puts long-range Superjet into service
Russian carrier Gazpromavia has put its long-range version of the Sukhoi Superjet 100 into service, the first commercial operation with the variant.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Can Rolls-Royce find a way back into narrowbodies?
Despite committing the thrust of its development energies in a two-step evolution of its Trent family – the target being a widebody engine in the 2020s featuring extensive composite structures and geared technology – Rolls-Royce is reaffirming its determination to return to the single-aisle market.
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NewsNext decade set for $75bn civil helicopter deliveries: Ascend
Around $75 billion of new civil turbine helicopters are expected to be delivered globally within the next decade a helicopter fleet forecast from Flightglobal advisory service Ascend predicts.
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NewsFirst Tranche 3 Eurofighter for Italy emerges
Italy’s first Tranche 3 production example of the Eurofighter Typhoon has been rolled out from Alenia Aermacchi’s Turin-Caselle final assembly line, ahead of being handed over within the next few months.
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NewsAir freight traffic lift gives airlines bright start to 2014
Global air freight grew 4.5% in January over the same month in 2013, a marked improvement on the sluggish growth that has plagued the air cargo market over the last couple of years.
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Lessors highlight growth in rotorcraft segment with Heli-Expo deals
Operating lessors have underscored their growing importance in the rotorcraft sector with a total of 82 firm orders placed at the recent Heli-Expo show.



















