Europe – Page 84
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NewsNew Polish hub airport pushed back to 2032 after government revises programme
Poland’s government has endorsed the country’s new hub airport project, although the programme has been revised and it will not open until 2032.
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NewsDelta and SAS plan far-reaching codeshare deal
Delta Air Lines and Scandinavian carrier SAS plan to launch a broad codeshare arrangement under which they will jointly sell flights across their combined network.
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NewsDenmark to repatriate F-35s stationed in USA as delivery halt drags on
Denmark’s first six F-35A fighters had been stationed at the USA’s Luke AFB, where they were being used to train new pilots and maintenance crews from the Royal Danish Air Force.
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NewsShipping firm MSC to pick up Rome operator’s stake in Genoa airport
Cruise and logistics firm MSC Group is looking to acquire a 15% shareholding of the company which runs Italy’s Genoa airport.
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NewsSweden signs contract to acquire third Saab GlobalEye surveillance aircraft
Saab has been awarded a roughly SKr2.6 billion ($245 million) contract to provide a third GlobalEye surveillance aircraft for use by the Swedish air force from later this decade.
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NewsAir India hikes capacity to London Heathrow with A350 deployment
Air India is to increase capacity on the Delhi-London Heathrow route by deploying its new Airbus A350-900s on the sector from September. The airline operates a mix of Boeing 777-300ERs and 787-8s on the route. But from 1 September, it states, 14 of its 17 weekly flights will be operated ...
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NewsSpain’s unmanned SIRTAP flies through its critical design review
Spain’s Airbus Defence & Space-developed SIRTAP tactical unmanned air vehicle (UAV) has cleared its critical design review activity.
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NewsMAKS Moscow air show formally cancelled for second time in a row
Russian authorities have cancelled the MAKS Moscow air show for the second time in a row, shifting the event to 2025.
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NewsBaykar prepares TB3 UAV for aircraft carrier tests
Turkish unmanned air vehicle (UAV) maker Baykar has continued development of its TB3 unmanned aircraft, including ski-jump tests in preparation for trials aboard Turkey’s sole aircraft carrier.
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NewsEmbraer delivers second KC-390 to Portuguese air force
Embraer delivered on 26 June a second KC-390 Millennium to the Portuguese air force (FAP), another step in the Brazilian airframer’s strategy of courting NATO countries.
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Airline BusinessHow Abra and Volotea are joining forces as Air Europa ‘remedy takers’ at Madrid
Their joint-venture agreement aims to create a new ‘hub solution’ at the Spanish capital, should they be granted remedies under a European Commission decision
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NewsLilium successfully tests jet propulsion unit
Electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) developer Lilium has completed the first series of tests for its jet propulsion units.
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NewsAir Serbia to launch second Chinese route
Air Serbia is to begin twice-weekly flights to Guangzhou Baiyun airport – the carrier’s second Chinese long-haul route.
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NewsAW609 tiltrotor completes first round of ship landing trials aboard Italian navy carrier
Leonardo Helicopters has revealed the successful conclusion of an initial phase of ship-landing trials for its AW609 tiltrotor as part of a project with the Italian military.
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NewsNATO confirms Dutch prime minister Rutte as its next secretary general
NATO’s North Atlantic Council has officially selected Mark Rutte – prime minister of the Netherlands – as the successor to its long-serving secretary general, Jens Stoltenberg.
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NewsGo-around flap jam resulted in diverted 737’s landing below minimum fuel threshold
Danish investigators have determined that the additional fuel consumption arising from stuck flaps resulted in a diverted Boeing 737-800’s landing at Copenhagen with less than the required minimum fuel reserve.
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NewsSwitzerland will domestically assemble four F-35 stealth fighters in deal with Lockheed
Switzerland will domestically assemble four of its ordered F-35A stealth fighters itself as part of a knowledge and technology transfer deal, the country’s Federal Office for Defense Procurement Armasuisse said on 25 June.
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NewsBangladesh receives its last ex-RAF C-130J airlifter from Marshall
Bangladesh has taken delivery of its fifth and final ex-Royal Air Force Lockheed Martin C-130J tactical transport from UK company Marshall.
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NewsVolotea and Abra sign JV with eye on Air Europa remedies at Madrid
Spanish low-cost carrier Volotea and Avianca parent company Abra Group have signed a joint-venture agreement to act as a “remedy taker” should IAG complete its acquisition of Air Europa.
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NewsAirbus trims full-year delivery forecast and pushes back A320neo ramp-up schedule
Airbus is trimming its full-year delivery forecast over continuing supply-chain problems, and pushing back the schedule for its A320neo production ramp-up.