All Europe articles – Page 264
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NewsMadrid’s first Pilatus PC-21 trainers land in Murcia
The Spanish air force’s first pair of Pilatus PC-21 turboprop trainers have arrived at its San Javier air base in Murcia, with type acceptance activities by Madrid’s DGAM military procurement body due to be finalised on 17 September.
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NewsItaly backs UK radar for Eurofighter fleet modernisation
Italy appears set to join the UK in acquiring a Leonardo-built active electronically scanned array radar as part of a modernisation activity for part of its Eurofighter combat aircraft fleet.
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NewsBAE, Malloy team to offer T-650 heavy-lift UAV
BAE Systems has joined forces with UK unmanned air vehicle manufacturer Malloy Aeronautics to design and market an all-electric vertical take-off and landing design capable of carrying a 300kg (661lb) payload.
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NewsBritish Airways sees Covid as catalyst for service innovation
British Airways responded to the pandemic by using technology to deliver new products and services to the customer, in a bid to improve its offering, cut costs, and minimise the risk of infection. During the AIX online event on 13 September, the IAG-owned airline’s director of brand and customer experience ...
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NewsBoeing yet to restore 20-year global fleet outlook to pre-crisis 50,000 mark
Boeing is yet to restore its 20-year global fleet forecast to the 50,000 mark it predicted in its pre-crisis outlook, although its latest projection is still higher than that foreseen last year. Two years ago, before the onset of the pandemic, the US airframer had envisioned nearly 50,700 aircraft worldwide ...
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NewsUK signs C-17 upgrade, Chinook self-protection deals with Boeing
The UK Royal Air Force’s fleet of eight Boeing C-17 strategic transports is to be modernised under a multi-year contract worth £324 million ($448 million).
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Airline BusinessAirline coronavirus recovery tracker: September 2021 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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NewsWizz restores pre-pandemic pilot salaries
Wizz Air will reinstate pilots’ salaries to their pre-Covid levels from 1 October, and is launching a recruitment drive to bring in additional staff as it rebounds from the pandemic.
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NewsRolls-Royce to divest AirTanker Holdings stake but retain share of MRTT operator
Rolls-Royce is continuing its divestment efforts with the decision to sell its stake in AirTanker Holdings to an investment firm. AirTanker is the consortium which owns Airbus A330-200 multi-role tanker transports used by the Royal Air Force under a ministry of defence contract. Rolls-Royce has agreed to sell its 23.1% ...
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NewsRussian investigators probe fatal L-410 crash in Siberian forest
Russian investigators have opened an inquiry into a fatal landing accident involving a Let L-410 turboprop near the Siberian settlement of Kazachinskoye, some 500km north-east of Irkutsk. The aircraft had been operating a service from Irkutsk on 12 September when it made a “hard landing” in a forest region, according ...
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In depthHow UK plans to lead the way with Reaper successor
The UK Royal Air Force has laid out its ambition to be at the forefront of international operations with General Atomics Aeronautical Systems’ MQ-9B SkyGuardian remotely piloted air system, after signing Belgium as its first training partner for the type.
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NewsEC clears Italy’s ITA for fresh start after ruling no liability for Alitalia state aid
European competition regulators have cleared a €1.35 billion ($1.6 billion) Italian capital injection into Italia Trasporto Aero (ITA) and ruled the new operation is not liable to repay €900 million in illegal state aid received by national carrier Alitalia.
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Airline BusinessBA’s Gatwick plan reflects wider challenges for network carriers
In the understandable desperation to see the airline industry recover, it is all too easy to view that process as a journey back to how things were in 2019.
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NewsExcursion CRJ900's nose-wheel steering reversed by incorrect maintenance
Swedish investigators have found that incorrect installation of a Bombardier CRJ900’s nose-wheel steering sensor resulted in rudder-pedal deflection inputs being reversed, before the jet suffered an excursion during take-off from Gallivare. The Nordica aircraft had been departing runway 30 for a service to Stockholm on 9 September last year. Its ...
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NewsAJW establishes European MRO arm
UK parts specialist AJW Group has acquired battery repair provider Avia Components Services in an effort to establish in-house MRO capabilities in Europe.
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NewsFirst Il-76 built on modernised line handed to Russian military
United Aircraft has delivered the first Ilyushin Il-76MD-90A to be assembled on its new production line, handing it to the Russian government’s military aviation transport division in Ulyanovsk. The aircraft has been constructed by the airframer Aviastar under a ministry of defence contract. Aviastar managing director Sergei Sheremetov says that, ...
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NewsRyanair enforces post-Brexit sales of non-EU shareholdings
Budget carrier Ryanair has disclosed that it has recorded several instances of non-European Union investors’ failing to comply with disposal requirements after acquiring shares in the airline. Ryanair is an EU airline which means it must be controlled by EU shareholders. The UK’s final ‘Brexit’ withdrawal from the EU on ...
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NewsEasyJet reveals rejected takeover approach as it prepares £1.2bn equity raise
UK budget carrier EasyJet has disclosed that it rejected a preliminary takeover approach from a potential bidder, as the airline prepares to reinforce its balance sheet with a £1.2 billion ($1.65 billion) share issue. EasyJet has not disclosed the prospective bidder’s identity, but says it “carefully evaluated” the approach before ...
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NewsUK travel ‘traffic light’ system needs to be simplified: Doyle
British Airways chief executive Sean Doyle has called on the UK government to overhaul its existing ”traffic light system” in order to simplify travel rules for customers.
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NewsPitch moderation for older A320s to counter false-glideslope effects
French investigators have disclosed that Airbus is introducing a modification for conventional A320-family aircraft to prevent excessive pitch in the event of a false-glideslope encounter. The development is contained in the investigation authority BEA’s findings into the unexpected pitch-up by an Air France A318 after it intercepted a false 9° ...