All Europe articles – Page 361
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NewsGerman operator LGW files for insolvency
German regional carrier LGW has filed for insolvency after Lufthansa low-cost subsidiary Eurowings terminated a wet-lease agreement.
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NewsShutdown to cost European airlines $89 billion: IATA
IATA has increased its estimate of the cost of the coronavirus crisis to European airlines, and now believes it will cut sector earnings 2020 earnings by more than half. The association is predicting an annual revenue reduction of 55% against 2019, a hit of $89 billion. This represents an increase ...
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NewsGermany outlines Tornado succession plan with Eurofighter and Super Hornet buy
Germany hopes to have fully retired its Panavia Tornado combat aircraft in 2030, with the arrival of a successor aircraft to begin in 2025.
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NewsLufthansa in financing talks after disclosing Q1 loss of €1.2bn
Lufthansa Group is in talks with the home governments of its various airlines over financing support after revealing it expects to have posted a €1.2 billion ($1.3 billion) adjusted EBIT loss for the first quarter fo 2020.
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NewsMis-set altitude led Neos 737 to descend unnoticed during go-around
Investigators have found that a Neos Boeing 737-800 continued to descend, unnoticed by the crew, during an aborted landing at Bristol, after a rushed approach meant the go-around altitude was not correctly set. It dipped below 460ft as it travelled over runway 27, with its landing-gear retracted, before the pilots ...
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NewsMC-21 flight-testing resumes as Irkut adapts to new practices
Flight-testing of the Irkut MC-21 has resumed at Moscow’s Gromov institute after a temporary interruption to enable compliance with new requirements to counter the coronavirus outbreak. United Aircraft states that it is trying to “minimise the impact” of the situation on the twinjet’s test and certification programme. It says it ...
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NewsEU shaping guidelines to restore air travel: transport commissioner
European transport commissioner Adina Valean has signalled that guidelines will be set out by mid-May regarding an exit strategy to restart cross-border operations including air travel, but stresses that the timing depends on the health situation. While speaking on 22 April, she was reluctant to pre-empt the finalisation of specific ...
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NewsUK clears CargoLogicAir to resume freight flights
UK regulators have restored the operating licence of freight operator CargoLogicAir, clearing it to operate contracts providing medical supplies using a pair of Boeing 747 freighters.
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Airline BusinessGrounded commercial aircraft around the world – in pictures
Parked aircraft have become commonplace at airports in all regions as the coronavirus outbreak prompts border restrictions and plummeting demand for air travel
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NewsAirbus develops anti-spill cover to protect A350 centre pedestal
Airbus has developed a removable cover for A350 integrated control panels, designed to protect vital systems from inadvertent liquid spills in the cockpit, after two incidents which preceded uncommanded engine shutdown. The cover – which protects engine master levers, thumbwheels and rotary knobs – needs to be removed during critical ...
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NewsAirbus tests resin-transfer for A320neo spoiler production
Airbus partner Spirit AeroSystems has started manufacturing resin-transfer moulded spoilers for the A320neo family, applying the process for the first time to high-volume large aircraft structural components. Resin-transfer moulding involves clamping dry fibres in a mould before injecting resin, a process which results in a consistently accurate product, the airframer ...
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NewsBiocide overdose blunder suspected in A321 dual-engine incident
UK investigators probing a serious dual engine problem on a departing Airbus A321 have discovered its fuel system had previously been overdosed with biocide, after a maintenance engineer misunderstood a measurement term. The engineer was confused by the term ‘ppm’ – meaning ‘parts per million’ – while conducting a biocidal ...
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NewsAustrian to halve 767 fleet and remove all A319s
Lufthansa Group carrier Austrian Airlines is to halve its Boeing 767 fleet and withdraw all seven of its Airbus A319s as part of a strategy to adjust to reduced demand in the wake of the coronavirus crisis. Austrian had already been planning to remove 18 Bombardier Q400 turboprops by 2021, ...
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NewsA321XLR metal-cut commences as structures supplier list firms up
Airbus has cut the first metal for the initial A321XLR and completed selection of suppliers for the long-range aircraft’s key components. The A321XLR, an evolution of the A321neo, was unveiled at the Paris air show last year and is intended to operate across a range up to 4,700nm. Airbus has ...
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Airline BusinessAir freight market goes into overdrive
While passenger airlines have heavily reduced their services over recent weeks, the air cargo market has gone into overdrive as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
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NewsAirbus engages ‘remote delivery’ initiative to transfer aircraft to customers
Airbus has started capitalising on communications technology and amended logistical procedures to enable delivery of aircraft remotely, allowing it to continue handing over jets to customers despite the restrictive measures imposed by the coronavirus crisis. Turkish budget carrier Pegasus Airlines has received three Airbus A320neo-family jets through the remote process ...
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Wizz Air qualifies for UK coronavirus fund support
Central European budget carrier Wizz Air has obtained confirmation that it can take advantage of the UK government’s support scheme for companies affected by the coronavirus crisis. Wizz Air says it has been assured it is an “eligible issuer” under the Covid Corporate Financing Facility. The airline has not specified ...
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NewsUSA, Norway to continue THOR-ER hypersonic work
The USA and Norway will continue research work into solid fuel ramjet technologies, with an eye to developing affordable full-sized prototypes with high-speeds and long ranges. The Tactical High-speed Offensive Ramjet for Extended Range (THOR-ER) is an Allied Prototyping Initiative (API) under the USA’s Directorate for Advanced Capabilities. ...
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NewsAirbus advances automatic boom use after F-16 trial
Certification testing of an automatic air-to-air refuelling boom technology for the A330 multi-role tanker transport is on track to commence next year, following a recent campaign conducted by Airbus Defence & Space.
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NewsFour of Norwegian’s crew subsidiaries file for bankruptcy
Scandinavian budget carrier Norwegian has confirmed that four subsidiaries which employ more than 4,000 pilots and cabin crew members in Denmark and Sweden have filed for bankruptcy.