All Europe articles – Page 394

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    Lufthansa ramps up group cost-cutting measures

    2019-11-07T13:09:35Z

    ​Lufthansa Group is accelerating restructuring efforts at its cargo division and subsidiaries Austrian Airlines and Brussels Airlines as the company faces pressure on earnings, particularly in Europe, and increased fuel costs.

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    Rolls-Royce to take £1.4bn charge as Trent 1000 fix delayed

    2019-11-07T10:59:38Z

    ​Rolls-Royce is expecting to take a £1.4 billion ($1.8 billion) exceptional charge this year in relation to the continuing Trent 1000 engine problems, after increasing its cost estimate of fixing the problems.

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    Rolls-Royce confident on A330neo despite blade fix delay

    2019-11-07T09:40:31Z

    Rolls-Royce is confident that its postponed introduction of a redesigned Boeing 787 engine blade will not affect similar powerplants that are fitted to the Airbus A330neo.

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    Rolls-Royce delays Trent 1000 TEN blade fix to 2021

    2019-11-07T09:02:55Z

    ​Rolls-Royce is to delay introduction of a redesigned high-pressure blade for the Trent 1000 TEN, after discovering that it will not be as durable as initially expected.

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    Schiphol hijack alert is 'false alarm': Air Europa

    2019-11-06T20:35:00Z

    Spanish carrier Air Europa has admitted that a hijack alert which triggered a military police response at Amsterdam Schiphol aiprort was issued inadvertently.

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    RAF Northolt reopens following runway renovation

    2019-11-06T14:42:25Z

    RAF Northolt, the fourth-largest airport in the London area for business aviation traffic, reopened on 1 November after a six-month renovation of the runway. Commercial operations at the Ministry of Defence (MOD)-owned site are set to begin on 11 November.

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    Norwegian stock price drops after new fundraising round

    2019-11-06T11:11:40Z

    Scandinavian budget carrier Norwegian's share price has dropped by around 10% after the airline revealed it was seeking additional funding from investors, through a convertible bond issue and a release of new shares.

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    Air France sees 787s as 'leverage' in A330/777 replacement talks

    2019-11-06T09:47:11Z

    Air France's Boeing 787s could be phased out of its fleet but in the meantime provide "good leverage" in negotiations about the replacement of early-generation 777s and Airbus A330-200s, Air France-KLM chief Ben Smith has indicated.

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    A350 set to be integrated into Tianjin completion centre

    2019-11-06T09:26:00Z

    Airbus is to integrate A350 completion activities into its Chinese facility in Tianjin from the second half of next year. The airframer says it will deliver its first A350 from the completion and delivery centre by 2021. Airbus has confirmed the A350 timelines after reinforcing its partnership with the Chinese ...

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    Airbus revises A320 logic after touch-and-go accident

    2019-11-05T17:11:00Z

    Airbus is developing a retrofit to reduce the risk of system logic weaknesses that played a role in the SmartLynx A320 touch-and-go accident at Tallinn last year.

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    Icelandic start-up budget carrier Play plans A321 fleet

    2019-11-05T15:58:00Z

    Icelandic investors have unveiled a new low-cost airline, branded Play, which intends to use a fleet of Airbus A321s. Play is aiming to operate services initially to Europe, it says. It plans to open routes to a number of North American destinations in spring 2020 and bring its fledgling fleet ...

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    Air France-KLM to reinvent itself through simplification: chief

    2019-11-05T14:43:15Z

    Air France-KLM has reiterated a need for group-wide operational simplification in order to achieve "sustainable profitability".

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    Windtunnel beckons for An-124 successor

    2019-11-05T12:51:00Z

    Russian researchers have constructed a scale model of the proposed ‘Slon’ outsize freight transporter, put forward as a potential successor to the Antonov An-124.

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    Air Baltic completes first in-house A220 C-check

    2019-11-05T12:25:45Z

    Latvian carrier Air Baltic has completed its first scheduled C-check on an Airbus A220, after deviating from a previous policy of outsourcing maintenance by opting to conduct the work in-house.

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    Tarom seeks US service renewal but no sign of own flights

    2019-11-05T11:45:00Z

    ​Romanian flag-carrier Tarom has sought an extension to transatlantic operation authorisation, although it has not indicated plans to operate its own aircraft on North American routes.

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    Diamond DA50 takes flight with retractable gear

    2019-11-05T11:18:30Z

    Austria's Diamond Aircraft flew its retractable landing gear-equipped DA50 for the first time on 28 October, and says the new Continental CD-300-powered high-end piston-single remains on track to secure European certification and enter service in the third quarter of 2020.

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    Ukrainian ministry accused of Kiev airport 'favouritism'

    2019-11-04T19:31:03Z

    ​Ukraine's infrastructure ministry is facing a case brought by the country's anti-monopoly committee over its decision to offer favourable aeronautical fees at Kiev Borispol airport.

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    Safran propulsion head selected to succeed chief Petitcolin

    2019-11-04T18:57:23Z

    ​French aerospace firm Safran has named its propulsion division head, Olivier Andries, as its next chief executive from 2021.

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    Airline Business

    The logic of IAG's swoop for Air Europa

    2019-11-04T13:08:00Z

    IAG’s move to acquire Spanish leisure operator Air Europa for €1 billion ($1.1 billion) is billed as an attempt to bolster Madrid’s status as a major European hub.

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    Crippled SmartLynx A320 nursed home after runway strike

    2019-11-04T13:00:00Z

    Investigators have described the extraordinary effort to control an airborne SmartLynx Airbus A320 using stabiliser trim and thrust from its badly-damaged engines, after the aircraft struck the runway with its engine pods during a failed touch-and-go exercise. The A320 suffered elevator failure as it rolled out after touchdown at Tallinn ...