All Europe articles – Page 176
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NewsBookings and fares strong despite consumer spending concern: Ryanair chief
Bookings and fares are proving resilient to Europe’s economic challenges, according to Ryanair group chief executive Michael O’Leary
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Airline BusinessIstanbul heads European airports in 2022 passenger numbers
Istanbul airport handled 64.5 million passengers in 2022, making it the busiest in Europe last year, while airports elsewhere in the region have reported doubling or tripling of passenger figures.
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NewsVirgin Atlantic fined $1m for operating Delta codeshare flights in Iraqi airspace
UK long-haul carrier Virgin Atlantic has been fined over $1 million by US regulators for operating several flights in restricted Iraqi airspace which were carrying the codeshare of its US partner Delta Air Lines. While operating services between the UK and India, the airline flew within the Baghdad flight information ...
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NewsFrench air force to take 13 Rafales this year, as next order nears
The French air force should receive 13 new Dassault Rafales during 2023, with Paris also expected to this year sign a production contract for its final tranche of the multirole combat aircraft.
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NewsMilan Linate among new services for Finnair’s European network
Finnair’s rejigging of its network will include new services to Milan’s Linate airport as well as the Norwegian city of Bodo. The Oneworld carrier – which will continue serving Milan Malpensa – will also re-open flights to the Slovenian capital Ljubljana as part of its summer schedule. Finnair has had ...
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NewsCroatia to take A220s including -100s from Air Lease
Croatia Airlines is to take six of its new Airbus A220s from US lessor Air Lease, including a pair of A220-100s. The airline is intending to modernise its fleet with up to 15 A220s, and placed a firm order with the manufacturer for six of the type, all the -300 ...
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NewsAvionics upgrade to keep French air force CN235s flying until 2040
Paris is to fund a cockpit modernisation programme for the French air force’s Airbus Defence & Space CN235 medium transport fleet, with the activity to enable the twin-turboprops to remain in operational use until 2040.
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NewsSecond SSJ-New airframe delivered for structural testing
Russian airframer Irkut has delivered the second SSJ-New aircraft intended for strength testing, transferring it from its Komsomolsk production centre to Novosibirsk.
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NewsAn-26 depressurised after loading ramp opened after take-off
Russian investigators have found a damaged rear loading ramp following an Antonov An-26 depressurisation incident after take-off from Magan.
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NewsTalks on USA F-16 sale to Turkey move to Congress for next stage of review
The Biden administration is reportedly ready to approve the sale of 40 single-engined Lockheed Martin fighter jets, on the condition Ankara drops objections to Sweden and Finland joining NATO.
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NewsVirgin Orbit launch failure hands early assignment to UK space accident investigators
Virgin Orbit’s airborne satellite-launch failure has led to an early task for the UK’s new Space Accident Investigation Authority, which will probe the incident in co-operation with the US FAA. The launch vehicle, dropped from a Boeing 747-400 carrier off south-west Ireland on 9 January, suffered an unexpected shutdown of ...
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NewsA350-1000 autonomy tests aimed at supporting dual-pilot cockpit: Airbus
Airbus has trialled further autonomous flight concepts using an A350-1000 test aircraft, including emergency diversion and automatic landing, but insists they are aimed at supporting a dual-pilot, rather than single-pilot, cockpit.
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NewsSAS looks to obtain remaining debtor-in-possession funding in second quarter
Scandinavia’s SAS is yet to firm timing for accessing a second $350 million tranche of debtor-in-possession financing, which is likely to slip into the second quarter of its fiscal year. But it stresses that it has sufficient liquidity to maintain operations in the meantime. SAS reached an agreement last year ...
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NewsSAS outlines fleet size after concluding lessor renegotiations
Scandinavian operator SAS has concluded its negotiations with lessors under its US Chapter 11 restructuring, having reached agreements with two more. SAS says its overall leasing renegotiation has resulted in new agreements with 15 lessors – the latest being Air Lease and Jackson Square Aviation – and covers a total ...
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NewsPutin scolds industry minister over status of aerospace contracts
Russian president Vladimir Putin has scolded industry minister Denis Manturov during an extraordinary exchange over the state of aircraft orders. Putin hosted a meeting with several government officials, with Manturov among them, on 11 January. Manturov updated the president on planned delivery of 63 aircraft to Aeroflot Group – including ...
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NewsVirgin Orbit: UK inaugural launch failure traced to early engine shutdown
Virgin Orbit is to conduct its next space launch from the California site at Mojave, as investigation into its failed inaugural UK mission progresses. But it states that it expects to return to the UK’s Spaceport Cornwall, located in Newquay, and is holding discussions on potential opportunities which could emerge ...
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NewsBritish Army units to field Elbit’s Magni-X micro air vehicle by mid-year
The UK Ministry of Defence has contracted Elbit Systems UK to equip the British Army with Magni-X micro-uncrewed aerial systems from later this year.
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NewsRyanair revises inspection regime after 737 wheel-fire incident at Manchester
Ryanair has introduced a revised ultrasonic inspection method to detect internal wheel hub cracks, after a Boeing 737-800 wheel-fire incident at Manchester last year. The fire in the left-hand main landing-gear broke out as the twinjet, having landed on runway 23R, taxied to its stand on 17 March 2022. UK ...
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NewsIsrair Group awaiting progress update on Smartwings bid
Israeli leisure operator Israir Group is expecting to learn more about the status of its bid for Czech carrier Smartwings in the second half of January. Israir Group submitted a formal proposal to acquire Smartwings last year. It has yet to confirm whether its offer – which included a takeover ...
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NewsCryogenic tank designs tested for proposed Russian 50-seat regional aircraft
Russian analysts are examining ways to reduce the aerodynamic impact of external cryogenic tanks on smaller aircraft types, as it continues work on a proposed 50-seat design. While cryogenic fuels – including liquid hydrogen and liquefied natural gas – are more environmentally-beneficial, their low-temperature characteristics prevent the use of normal ...