All Europe articles – Page 170
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NewsAir France-KLM expects to exit state aid restrictions in April after swinging to full-year profit
Air France-KLM will in April exit restrictions linked to financial support received from the Dutch and French governments during the pandemic, under plans unveiled as it released its full-year earnings on 17 February.
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NewsUnited Aircraft seals supply contracts covering over 60 jets for Aeroflot
United Aircraft has signed formal contracts to deliver 63 aircraft to Russian operator Aeroflot Group by the end of 2025. Aeroflot Group is to take 18 Irkut MC-21s plus 34 SSJ-New aircraft, as well as 11 Tupolev Tu-214s. United Aircraft has also reached agreement to supply eight SSJ-New twinjets to ...
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NewsTecnam modifying first two Sentinel SMPs for undisclosed buyer
Tecnam has launched mission system installation work on its first pair of P2012 Sentinel Special Mission Platform surveillance aircraft.
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NewsNorwegian looks at extending leases as it braces for more delivery delays
Scandinavian carrier Norwegian is considering extending leases on some of its existing fleet as it braces for further aircraft delivery delays next year.
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NewsFatal flight-academy DA42 crash probe urges more spin training for instructors
Norwegian investigators are recommending greater emphasis on spin prevention and recovery for flight instructors, after a fatal accident involving a Diamond Aircraft DA42 NG during a pilot-training exercise. Two students from Oslo Torp-based Pilot Flight Academy – one under instruction, and one observing from the rear seat – had been ...
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NewsAirbus to continue fello’fly flight tests via SESAR-backed Geese project
Airbus is pressing ahead with plans to bring its fello’fly vortex recovery system (VRS) into commercial service later this decade and will further refine the concept – and its integration into airline operations – with another round of flight tests conducted through a European research project.
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NewsBAE, Leonardo advance self-protection pact for international market
The US government has approved a joint effort to combine the self-protection capabilities of BAE Systems Inc’s AAR-57 common missile warning system and Leonardo’s Miysis directed infrared countermeasure technology.
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AnalysisHow a different approach could help reduce airline cockpit vacancies
A new initiative led by the Airline Pilot Club aims to ensure that those completing their instruction have all the skills needed to secure a position flying for an airline.
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NewsSustainable fuel crucial to Airbus fleet emission-reduction targets
Airbus has secured approval for its decarbonisation roadmap which includes a 46% reduction, by 2035, of emissions intensity generated by its in-service commercial aircraft. The airframer submitted near-term science-based targets for emissions in their entirety which, it says, have newly been assessed and validated by the Science Based Targets initiative ...
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NewsNorwegian marks full-year profit return despite Q4 loss
Restructured Scandanavian carrier Norwegian posted an operating profit of NKr 1.5 billion ($147 million) for 2022, after reporting a small loss in the low-demand fourth quarter.
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NewsChallenger 600 flap tests ordered after uncommanded extension incident
Operators of Bombardier Challenger 600s are being instructed to carry out repetitive operational tests of the flap-control system following an uncommanded flap-extension incident. The root cause of the incident remains under investigation, says Transport Canada, but the tests have been ordered as an interim mitigation. Transport Canada states that the ...
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NewsAirbus intends to deliver 720 commercial aircraft in 2023
Airbus is intending to deliver 720 commercial aircraft this year, the figure it had originally laid down for 2022 before supply-chain problems forced a downward revision. But this target still remains far below the 863 deliveries it managed to achieve in 2019, the year prior to the onset of disruption ...
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NewsAirbus further slows single-aisle ramp-up but aims to hike long-haul output
Airbus has slowed the trajectory of its A320neo-family ramp-up by around a year, in response to supply-chain concerns, pushing the 75-per-month production target back to 2026. The airframer had intended to take A320neo-family monthly output to 65 aircraft by early 2024, but this has been revised to the end of ...
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NewsPlay optimistic of full-year profit despite economic uncertainty
Icelandic budget airline Play is expecting positive full-year earnings for 2023, as it prepares to expand its fleet to 10 aircraft and its network to 36 points. Play turned in an operating loss for last year of $44.1 million and a pre-tax loss of $55.5 million, based on revenues of ...
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NewsRussian lessor GTLK to acquire over 80 additional Mi-8 helicopters
Russian state lessor GTLK has reached an agreement with Russian Helicopters to acquire 86 domestically-built Mil Mi-8 rotorcraft. GTLK says its fleet will be replenished over the course of 2023-25. All the helicopters will be leased to Russian domestic carriers, it states, although it has not disclosed the details of ...
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NewsSAS reassures passengers after cyberattack
Scandinavian carrier SAS is reassuring passengers that there is no risk to their personal data following a cyberattack on the company’s IT systems. The attack occurred on 14 February, the Star Alliance airline states, adding that it was one of several companies to be subjected. Its website and certain other ...
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NewsStrike to shut down operations at some German airports
Airports across Germany are gearing up for a day-long strike by public service workers that threatens to severely curtail flight operations.
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NewsAirbus names polymer firm executive as new chief financial officer
Airbus has named Thomas Toepfer as its new chief financial officer, who is set to succeed Dominik Asam from the beginning of September. Asam is set to leave the airframer on 3 March. The company says its defence and space division’s executive vice-president for finance, Xavier Tardy, will serve as ...
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NewsUK’s Flybe to be wound down as ‘complexities’ thwart rescue efforts
Administrators of UK regional carrier Flybe are to wind down the company, after failing to reach agreement on selling the business. Flybe filed for administration on 27 January. Administrators had sought a temporary operating licence for the carrier while the possibility of rescue remained. But “intensive” discussions with parties regarding ...
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NewsUK’s Jet2 opens Manchester crew-training centre
UK leisure carrier Jet2 has opened a new training centre for air and ground crew, a facility located near Manchester airport. It will complement a centre established by the budget operator close to Bradford in 2014. The Manchester facility will enable the company to “underpin its growth ambitions”, says Jet2. ...