All Europe articles – Page 24
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NewsRAF opens Protector training centre at Waddington base
The UK Royal Air Force has opened a new training centre for its General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Protector RG1 remotely piloted air system, with the facility also available for use by allied nations.
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NewsZurich-bound A220’s diversion ‘unconnected’ to previous incidents: Swiss
Swiss is examining an Airbus A220-300 which diverted to Friedrichshafen while en route to Zurich during a cabin smoke incident.
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NewsRussian transport minister Starovoit found dead hours after dismissal
Former Russian transport minister Roman Starovoit has been found dead, hours after he was dismissed from the position through a presidential decree. Russia’s federal Investigative Committee says he was found in his personal car, in the district of Odintsovo in western Moscow, having sustained a gunshot wound. It states that ...
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NewsFrance details defence spending hike, as Rafale F5 study work advances
France’s defence ministry has announced new orders worth €4 billion ($4.7 billion), with its efforts around “strengthening defence capabilities and defence innovation” having totalled €12 billion through the first half of this year.
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NewsMammoth on pace to deliver 777-300ERMF conversion to AviaAM in 2025
Mammoth Freighters is tracking to complete its first passenger-to-freighter (P2F) conversion of a Boeing 777-300ER before year-end.
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NewsUK engineering team arrives in Kerala to repair stranded F-35B
The UK’s military has deployed a team of engineers to work on a Lockheed Martin F-35B which has been stranded in India’s southwestern Kerala state since making an emergency landing in mid-June.
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NewsAselsan aces DIRCM test against live missile threat
Aselsan has conducted end-to-end testing of its Yildirim 100 directed infrared countermeasures (DIRCM) system against warhead-equipped missiles.
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NewsSiberian operator Angara focused on twin-turboprop Ladoga for fleet renewal
Siberian regional carrier Angara Airlines is focused on the planned UZGA TVRS-44 turboprop for its fleet-renewal programme. But the Irkutsk-based airline is also prepared to look at the modernised Ilyushin Il-114-300 as a candidate, according to director Ivan Katitsyn. Angara Airlines has a fleet of 29 aircraft, comprising 11 Antonov ...
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NewsEstonian government turns down Air Baltic share offer as it seeks to develop Tallinn hub
Estonia’s government has turned down an offer to acquire a shareholding in Air Baltic, as it looks to improve connectivity from the capital’s Tallinn airport.
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NewsAeralis picks Glasgow Prestwick to host UK final assembly line
Glasgow Prestwick airport has been confirmed as the planned UK final assembly location for Aeralis’s jet trainer, with a “strategic agreement now being discussed between the two parties”.
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NewsSAS long-haul expected to flourish with transatlantic venture integration
Air France-KLM Group believes Scandinavian carrier SAS will be able to expand its long-haul network by capitalising on the group’s three-hub strategy and transatlantic joint venture. Group chief Ben Smith, speaking during a 4 July briefing, said the long-haul aspect of the tie-up between the two sides was “very interesting”. ...
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NewsUK F-35A deliveries to support pilot training from late this decade
The UK expects to begin receiving a batch of 12 nuclear weapons-capable Lockheed Martin F-35As before 2030, while decisions around its broader future combat air capability are likely to be reached later this year.
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NewsSAS’s rapid improvement spurred Air France-KLM to accelerate acquisition
Air France-KLM Group opted to accelerate its acquisition of a controlling share in SAS after seeing the Scandinavian carrier’s rapid progress on financial and operational improvement. Speaking during a 4 July briefing, Air France-KLM Group chief Ben Smith said SAS’s management team had done “an outstanding job in the last ...
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NewsSkydiver dragged from Cessna 208 as airstream forced open parachute canopy
French investigators have determined that a skydiver was accidentally ejected from a climbing Cessna 208 after he partially opened the exit in order to cool the cabin. Fourteen skydivers and a single pilot had been on board the aircraft, operated by the Vannes Bretagne sports parachuting school located about 100km ...
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NewsAir France-KLM launches acquisition plan to take control of SAS next year
Air France-KLM Group is commencing the process to take over Scandinavian carrier SAS, intending to take a majority shareholding by the second half of next year. This possibility had previously been outlined nearly two years ago when Air France-KLM became a participant in the consortium that invested in SAS after ...
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NewsFrench air force sends its last KC-135 tankers into retirement
France formally retired the last of its Boeing KC-135 tankers on 30 June, bringing to an end an operational run with the type which began in 1964.
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NewsRussian authority urges greater fuel risk awareness after dual-engine filter incidents
Russian federal air transport regulator Rosaviatsia is urging aviation organisations to pay closer attention to the risk of aircraft fuel system contamination, after assessing a number of incidents over the past two years. Rosaviatsia states in a June bulletin that the presence of contaminants – such as resin, impurities or ...
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NewsCorporate officer Moynihan confirmed as next Wizz Air UK chief
Budget carrier Wizz Air’s corporate and ESG officer, Yvonne Moynihan, has confirmed that she will succeed Marion Geoffroy as managing director of Wizz Air UK. FlightGlobal had previously reported on 1 July that Geoffroy – who has run the UK carrier for four years – would be stepping down from ...
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NewsRepeated failure to fix known transformer fault preceded fire that closed Heathrow
Investigators have determined the electrical facility fire which forced the closure of London Heathrow was triggered by a short-circuit from moisture entering high-voltage infrastructure – a problem detected seven years earlier but left unaddressed. The fire on 20 March, and Heathrow’s shutdown the following day, resulted in 121 flights being ...
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NewsEASA proposes to mandate take-off performance monitoring on new-build aircraft
Certain transport aircraft will be required to carry a take-off performance monitoring system to reduce the persistent risk of data-entry and calculation errors, under a new proposal from the European Union Aviation Safety Agency. The proposed mandate would only apply to new-build aircraft and would be unlikely to take effect ...