All Europe articles – Page 165
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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.
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NewsRussian lessor GTLK turns in heavy net loss as sanctions bite
Russian state lessor GTLK has turned in a full-year net loss of Rb55.8 billion ($683 million) under international standards, its highest ever, which it attributes to international sanctions pressure. The result contrasts with the Rb990 million profit for the previous year. GTLK says the sanctions imposed by various countries have ...
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NewsFaroese carrier Atlantic Airways plans transatlantic service to New York
Faroe Islands carrier Atlantic Airways is to open a transatlantic service to New York later this year, for a short period. The airline will fly from its Vagar base to New York’s secondary Stewart airport from 22 August. Atlantic Airways will serve the connection weekly. It says it will operate ...
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NewsCourt awards BOC Aviation over $400m for Russian 747-8F defaults
Lessor BOC Aviation has been granted damages of more than $400 million against Russian freight operators AirBridgeCargo and Volga-Dnepr, over defaults relating to three leased Boeing 747-8Fs. The situation emerged after the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February last year, after which international sanctions were imposed on Russian carriers and ...
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NewsGlobal airline fleet will grow by one-third over next decade: Oliver Wyman
The global airline fleet has reached 98% of its pre-pandemic size and is projected to grow by one-third more by 2033, according to management consulting firm Oliver Wyman.
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NewsAir Baltic optimistic after strong first-quarter revenue performance
Latvian carrier Air Baltic is optimistic over its prospects for the year after generating revenues of €104 million ($114 million) for the first quarter. The airline is aiming to reach €700 million for the full year and transport 4.4 million passengers. For the first quarter it carried 770,000 and load ...
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NewsAirbus seeks A321XLR rapid-descent approval based on A321neo performance
Airbus is asking US regulators to approve A321XLR emergency descent performance based on that for the basic A321neo, arguing that aerodynamic changes to the long-range variant will only have a limited effect. The airframer states that flight-test and analysis data shows the A321neo is able to descend from its certified ...
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NewsIrish carrier ASL cleared to test freight potential of unmanned aerial vehicles
Irish carrier ASL Airlines has obtained an operator’s certificate for light unmanned aerial vehicles, with which it will test the potential for such craft to expand its freight network. The Irish Aviation Authority has issued the Light UAS certificate to the carrier’s subsidiary ASL Future Flight. ASL Airlines says it ...
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Airline BusinessAirline Business Covid-19 recovery tracker: April 2023 update
Our regular examination of the latest global data for several key airline market indicators, including traffic and capacity in passenger and cargo markets, in-service and stored fleets, jet fuel costs, and share price trends for the world’s largest groups.
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NewsSurveillance overhaul set to replace half of Norway’s conventional radars
Norway’s air navigation service has completed the installation of an antenna array intended to replace half of the country’s conventional radars. Some 200 antennas have been positioned in various locations, including airports and mountain peaks, in order to provide wide-area multilateration coverage. Multilateration enables aircraft positions to be calculated through ...
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NewsEmbraer and Saab deepen relationship with C-390 and Gripen E pact
Embraer and Saab have entered an agreement to work together on business development and engineering opportunities for the C-390 tactical transport and Gripen E fighter.
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NewsJetBlue finally set to launch flights from New York to Amsterdam
JetBlue Airways will launch operations between New York and Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport “late this summer” as the carrier finally gains a long-sought foothold at one of Europe’s busiest airports.
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NewsAirbus books first A350 freighter order for the year
Four more Airbus A350 freighters have been booked in the airframer’s backlog, attributed to an undisclosed customer. Airbus revealed the order – which was placed on 23 March, and marks its first for the cargo model this year – in its first-quarter backlog figures. The agreement brings to 39 the ...
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NewsIsrair holding ‘intensive’ talks over Smartwings acquisition
Israeli leisure operator Israir Group states that it is conducting “intensive negotiations” with Czech carrier Smartwings’ owners, in order to reach agreement to acquire the airline. Although the company says the tender process has advanced, it reiterates that it might not be the only contender and “does not know” whether ...
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NewsTurkey launches UAV-centric aircraft carrier after being denied F-35s
The NATO member’s floating airfield will deploy rotary-wing assets and fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles, but notably no conventional fighter jets, since Turkey was removed from the US-led Lockheed Martin F-35 programme.
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NewsA220 engine ‘in maintenance for 386 days’ but Air Baltic chief foresees improvement
Air Baltic has seen maintenance of the Pratt & Whitney PW1500G geared turbofans (GTFs) that power its Airbus A220-300 fleet take months longer than expected as supply-chain and labour challenges weigh on the MRO sector, but the airline expects the situation to improve.