All Europe articles – Page 16
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AnalysisHow will increased debt change the airline industry?
As airlines emerge from Covid-19 and into cost pressures exacerbated by war in Europe, they face a years-long effort to pay down the debt accumulated to survive the challenges
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Global air cargo markets already disrupted by Ukraine conflict: IATA
Global air cargo markets are already feeling the effects of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, according to IATA, although it is too soon to assess the depth of the impact.
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SmartLynx to take A330 converted freighters through ATSG agreement
Wet-lease specialist SmartLynx Airlines is to introduce converted Airbus A330-300 freighters, stepping up to the long-haul jets having already started bringing in A321 cargo aircraft. The company has agreed with Air Transport Services Group to acquire six modified A330s under a six-year lease. SmartLynx will take delivery of the first ...
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Airbus long-haul activity weakens but A220 sales prove buoyant
Airbus’s long-haul orders sank further into negative territory during February, although strong single-aisle sales – particularly for the A220 – left the airframer with positive net orders for the first two months of the year. Twenty A330-900s assigned to unidentified customers have been removed, Airbus’s latest backlog figures reveal. Although ...
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Pentagon slaps down Polish MiG-29 jet offer to Ukraine
The US Department of Defense (DoD), taken by surprise by Poland’s announcement that it would offer its RAC MiG-29 fleet to Ukraine via a formal transfer to the USA in Germany, says the plan is “not…tenable” and “raises serious concerns”.
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Poland offers MiG-29 fighters for use by Ukraine, wants used US jets in return
Poland has offered its entire RAC MiG-29 fleet to the USA – to pass on to Ukraine to aid in its defence against Russia’s invasion – in exchange for used fighter jets, and encourages other NATO allies to do the same.
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Volocopter taps former Airbus executive Hoke as new CEO
German urban air mobility (UAM) company Volocopter has named former Airbus Defence and Space chief executive Dirk Hoke to be its new chief executive.
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Saunders takes commercial role as relaunched Flybe names management team
Philip Saunders, who most recently served as chief commercial officer at South African Airways, is to take up the same role at relaunched UK regional carrier Flybe.
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In depth
Airline Business Index shows industry exceeding three-quarters of pre-Covid size
The latest Airline Business Index shows the global airline industry has exceeded three-quarters of its pre-Covid size, driven by rapidly returning passengers and revenue in the fourth quarter of 2021.
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Leonardo secures new customer for AW609 tiltrotor and targets 2023 service entry
Leonardo Helicopters has bolstered the backlog of its AW609 civil tiltrotor with a four-aircraft commitment from an undisclosed European operator.
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BAE furthers electric ambitions with Pipistrel pact
BAE Systems is expanding its research into zero-emission aircraft technologies via a new collaboration agreement with Slovenia-based Pipistrel Aircraft.
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Jetcraft picks up Hop CRJ1000 fleet
US-based asset management firm Jetcraft has acquired 14 Bombardier CRJ1000 regional jets from Air France’s regional division Hop. The aircraft will be transferred to the commercial arm of the firm, Jetcraft Commercial, over the course of March to December this year. Three of the aircraft are ready to be placed, ...
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After trial runs last year, EASA unveils conflict-zone information tool
European safety regulators have unveiled an information sharing and co-operation platform to improve access to conflict-zone information for aircraft operators. The initiative is intended to provide European Union Aviation Safety Agency members with the best data available for flight-planning purposes. Following a nine-month trial project last year, the bespoke platform ...
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Analysis
Where are the 383 Boeing 737 Max jets that had been delivered to airlines in March 2019?
Three years after the global grounding of the Boeing 737 Max fleet began and more than a year into the type’s return to service, there are more than 500 examples undertaking commercial operations around the world.
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Aeroflot suspends virtually all international flights from 8 March
Aeroflot is suspending all its international flights with the exception of its Belarus services from tomorrow following further airspace restrictions impacting Russian operators.
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Ukraine makes a stand at World Defense Show
Despite Russia’s invasion, representatives of the country have made it to the show, and have a message for fellow attendees.
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USA, Poland discuss replenishing Ukrainian air force
The US government is in active discussions with Poland related to the transfer of combat aircraft to Ukraine’s beleaguered air force, but continues to rule out a Ukrainian no-fly zone.
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Air Baltic exits Russian market indefinitely
Latvian carrier Air Baltic has decided to withdraw from serving Russia “until further notice” as it steps up its strategic response to the military action in Ukraine.
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Dassault plans Rafale rate rise to cope with export success
Output of Rafale fighters will increase to three per month by the middle of the decade on the back of export sales success for Dassault Aviation.
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How safe were commercial airline flights in 2021?
The commercial airline industry showed improvements in several key safety metrics for 2021, according to IATA, although turboprop operations again significantly lagged the performance of jet flights.
