All Europe articles – Page 11
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NewsLufthansa Group expects efficiency gains from phasing out multiple widebody types
Lufthansa Group’s fleet modernisation programme will involve heavily reducing the diversity of aircraft types by the end of the decade. The company has 13 widebody passenger aircraft models but is phasing out six over the next three years. Lufthansa Group will cut the Airbus A340-600, A330-200 and Boeing 767-300ER next ...
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NewsPlay ceases operations amid ‘deep-rooted challenges’
Icelandic low-cost carrier Play has ceased operations, blaming a “weaker-than-expected” performance in recent months that was exacerbated by “negative media coverage” of its operations.
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NewsKamchatka An-26 damaged by drone collision during domestic flight: inquiry
Russian investigators have concluded that damage to an Antonov An-26, operating a domestic service in the eastern region, resulted from a collision with a drone. The event took place on 2 August, states regional carrier Kamchatka Aviation Enterprise, which identifies the airframe involved as RA-26122. It says the aircraft was ...
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NewsE-2D conducts air-to-air refuelling tests with three French types
The Northrop Grumman E-2D airborne early warning and control aircraft has successfully conducted refuelling tests with three French military types.
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NewsLufthansa to axe 4,000 jobs as digitisation and AI support tighter airline integration
Lufthansa Group expects to cut 4,000 jobs by the end of the decade, as part of a strategic plan to consolidate operations and increase efficiency. The group intends to integrate its five network airlines – Lufthansa, Swiss, Austrian Brussels Airlines and ITA – more closely, adjusting their organisational structure. “This ...
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NewsLufthansa prepares to receive 787-9 with centenary commemoration paint scheme
Lufthansa is to take delivery in November of a Boeing 787-9 painted in a special colour scheme to mark the German flag-carrier’s centenary. The twinjet (D-ABPU) has received the new livery at Boeing’s Charleston facility. Lufthansa says the aircraft will enter service in December, ahead of the 2026 anniversary commemorations, ...
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NewsWeak procedures contributed to Dash 8 crew’s forgetting to set altimeter before terrain alert
Norwegian investigators have determined that weak altimeter procedures resulted in a Wideroe De Havilland Dash 8-300 crew’s forgetting to set and check the correct QNH pressure during an approach to Svolvaer airport. The turboprop had been inbound from Bodo, in darkness, on 22 December 2022. Once the aircraft began descending ...
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NewsNouvelair A320 approached wrong runway before overflying departing EasyJet aircraft
French investigators have disclosed that a Nouvelair Airbus A320 had aligned for approach to the wrong runway before a serious conflict incident at Nice.
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NewsTurkish Airlines orders up to 75 787s and nears 150-jet Max deal
Turkish Airlines has decided to purchase up to 75 Boeing 787s, deliveries of which will run over 2029-34, and is also planning to take up to 150 737 Max jets. The company is taking 50 firm 787s and placing options on another 25. Turkish Airlines’ firm order will be ...
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NewsNorwegian firms options on 30 more 737 Max jets but adjusts delivery schedule
Scandinavian budget carrier Norwegian is exercising options to purchase 30 more Boeing 737 Max 8 jets. The decision will take Norwegian’s total firm commitment to the twinjet type to 80. It had indicated earlier this year that it was nearing a decision on exercising the options. Norwegian says the original ...
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NewsUS clears possible $1.23bn German AMRAAM missile sale
The USA has approved a potential $1.23 billion sale of up to 400 AIM-120D-3 AMRAAM missiles to Germany, destined for the Luftwaffe’s incoming Lockheed Martin F-35A fleet as European nations boost air-to-air capabilities amid rising Russian threats.
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NewsAir Europa timeline for 737 Max deliveries shifts
Spanish carrier Air Europa is aiming to build a fleet of 20 Boeing 737 Max jets by mid-2028, having taken its initial two from lessor AerCap. The airline had originally ordered 20 737 Max 8s directly from Boeing in 2016. AerCap disclosed, six years later, an agreement with Air Europa ...
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NewsAirbus Helicopters eyes fresh sales boost for military H145M
Airbus Helicopters hopes to confirm additional orders for its H145M before the end of 2025, as it continues work to bring further capabilities onto the military light-twin.
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NewsHelsing unveils CA-1 Europa UCAV, targeting 2029 service entry
Helsing has unveiled the first product since it purchased military trainer specialist Grob Aircraft earlier this year – an all-European unmanned combat air vehicle (UCAV).
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NewsIngrained ramp ‘workaround’ behind flight attendant’s fall from TUI 737 stairs
UK investigators probing a flight attendant’s fall from the steps of a Boeing 737-800 at East Midlands found that ground personnel had, for years, been using an informal arrangement for stair removal that had insufficient safeguards. This arrangement meant a dispatcher was at the top of the steps completing the ...
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NewsL3Harris unveils podded Viper Shield electronic warfare system for F-16
Military systems provider L3Harris has introduced a podded variant of its Viper Shield electronic warfare system, offering F-16 operators enhanced flexibility and reduced aircraft downtime compared to the internally integrated configuration.
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NewsCrime agency arrests suspect in UK on suspicion of airport cyberattack
UK law enforcement authorities have arrested an individual during investigations into the cyberattack that disrupted operations at several European airports. The cyberattack – directed at Collins Aerospace, which provides check-in and boarding processes – took place on 19 September. Brussels airport, along with London Heathrow, Dublin and Berlin were affected, ...
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NewsPakistan International prepares to restore UK operations
Pakistan International Airlines is planning to resume UK operations around October, after claiming formal authorisation from the UK regulator. The carrier says it has been granted third-country operator approval. It has been unable to serve the UK directly, having been subject to a ban since mid-2020. But it says it ...
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NewsBoeing offers remedies to secure EU approval of Spirit AeroSystems deal
Boeing has offered remedies to the European Commission as part of its effort to secure regulatory approval for its acquisition of Spirit AeroSystems. The Commission has not disclosed the nature or extent of the remedies, but confirms that “commitments” were submitted on 22 September. Boeing had formally notified the Commission ...
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NewsRussia’s Nordwind settles insurance claim over five leased AerCap aircraft
Russian carrier Nordwind Airlines has settled a claim over five aircraft in its fleet which had been leased from Irish-based AerCap. AerCap says it has received “full settlement” proceeds of around €91 million ($107 million) from Russian insurance firm NSK. “We have released our claims against NSK, Nordwind and its ...