All Europe articles – Page 159
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NewsLoganair to shift Derry and Dundee flights to Heathrow after securing slots
Loganair is to shift public service obligation (PSO) routes from London to Derry and Dundee to Heathrow airport after securing slots at the latter.
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NewsEasyJet sees full-year profits beating expectations
UK low-cost carrier EasyJet cites strong demand and booking levels for projecting it will exceed current market expectations and make a headline pre-tax profit of £260 million ($322 million) for the year ending 30 September 2023.
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NewsRyanair supports 737 fleet expansion with extended MRO facility in Dublin
Irish budget carrier Ryanair is to invest in expanding its Dublin aircraft maintenance facilities, including constructing a new hangar. The airline says the €40 million ($44 million) hangar, with four bays, will support line and heavy maintenance for the carrier’s Boeing 737 fleet. Ryanair is increasing the fleet – through ...
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NewsUSA clears avionics upgrades for Turkish F-16s
The US government has cleared a $259 avionics upgrade package for Turkey’s fleet of Lockheed Martin F-16 fighters.
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NewsCanada to send seized Antonov transport to Ukraine
Ottawa plans to send Ukraine an Antonov An-124 commercial cargo jet that authorities in Toronto seized from a Russian firm at the start of the Russia-Ukraine war.
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NewsZeroAvia embarks on effort to develop infrastructure for liquid hydrogen aircraft fuel
Hydrogen-powertrain developer ZeroAvia has joined French company Absolut Hydrogen to tackle tricky challenges associated with widespread adoption by the aviation industry of ultra-cold liquid-hydrogen fuel.
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NewsEurope probes Romanian state aid for grounded Blue Air
European competition regulators have launched a probe into its suspicions that Romanian support measures for grounded local carrier Blue Air break state aid rules.
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NewsRwandAir to open services to Paris by mid-year
African carrier RwandAir is to open services to Paris Charles de Gaulle towards the middle of this year. The airline is to commence the flights on 27 June, operating the route from Kigali three times per week. Addition of the Paris link with expand the carrier’s network to 25 destinations. ...
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NewsSAS defers access to remainder of $700m bridging loan
Scandinavian carrier SAS is deferring its access to the second half of its $700 million debtor-in-possession term loan, after a stronger-than-forecast financial performance over the winter which improved its liquidity position. SAS remains under US Chapter 11 protection, and the debtor-in-possession loan – agreed with Apollo Global Management – provided ...
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NewsSaudia A330 and SkyUp aircraft caught up in assault on Khartoum airport
Saudi Arabian flag-carrier Saudia and Ukrainian operator SkyUp Airlines have confirmed that aircraft in their fleets have been caught up in hostilities at Sudan’s Khartoum airport. Saudia states that one of its Airbus A330s has suffered an “accident” prior to take-off from Khartoum on 15 April. The aircraft was “shot ...
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In depthLeaked Pentagon documents estimate heavy aircraft losses on both sides of Ukraine conflict
Unverified estimates from classified US government intelligence materials leaked on social media indicate large numbers of aircraft losses for both Russia and Ukraine, including fixed-wing fighters and helicopters.
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NewsRyanair assessing impact of Boeing’s 737 Max delivery disruption
Irish low-cost carrier Ryanair is “assessing with Boeing” how the US airframer’s move to pause delivery of some 737 Max jets because of a manufacturing error will impact delivery of aircraft due through the end of June.
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NewsTurkish Airlines aims to double in size under 10-year plan
Turkish Airlines aims to carry 170 million passengers and operate over 800 aircraft by 2033, under a newly unveiled strategic plan which will essentially double the size of the airline over the coming 10 years.
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NewsA350F orders edge above A330-200F deliveries
Orders for Airbus’s A350 freighter have passed the total number of deliveries for its A330-200F, although the earlier cargo aircraft’s own order backlog had once peaked at nearly 80 jets. Airbus has firmed orders for 39 A350Fs in the 15 months since the first aircraft were recorded in the backlog. ...
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NewsRussian aerospace forum outlines prospects for supersonic business jets
Former United Aircraft president Mikhail Pogosyan believes there is a market for 600 supersonic aircraft in the business sector, but expects any initial designs to take more than a decade to emerge. Speaking during a forum at the Moscow Aviation Institute, of which he is rector, Pogosyan said the Russian ...
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NewsUkrainian prosecutors pursue negligence case over An-225 destruction
Ukrainian prosecutors are pursuing a case of alleged official negligence over the destruction of the Antonov An-225 heavy transport during combat at Kyiv’s Gostomel airport. The accusation against the former Antonov general director follows an investigation which found that the An-225 was “not transported from the danger zone”, says the ...
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Airline BusinessWhy European short-haul travel will become more expensive
Analysts at Bernstein this week became the latest industry observers to suggest that airlines will need to charge more for short-haul air travel as the decade progresses, in response to European Union measures aimed at reducing carbon emissions.
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NewsCanada’s Air Transat now flying year-round to Marseille
Canada’s Air Transat is firming its foothold in France by extending its seasonal service to the Mediterranean city of Marseille to a year-round flight.
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NewsAero Vodochody declares successful weapons tests on Next Generation L-39
The Czech aircraft manufacturer says it fired some 230 missiles and dropped more than 50 bombs from the armed version of its latest L-39NG jet trainer.
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NewsLockheed starts producing F-35s for Poland
Advanced strike fighter manufacturer Lockheed Martin has begun production of F-35s bound for Poland.