All Europe articles – Page 421
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OpinionHow the Airbus effect transformed A220 sales
Back when the Airbus A220 was still the Bombardier-owned CSeries, there was always the sense that the twinjet was a good product whose potential was hamstrung by, well, everything else.
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NewsArtificial runway lengths avert long A340 take-off rolls
Air France and Lufthansa introduced artificial reductions of runway length at Bogota as a precautionary measure after incidents involving prolonged take-off runs by Airbus A340s.
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New programmes' start-up costs hit FACC first-quarter profit
Austrian composites manufacturer FACC has cited start-up costs for new programmes after its first-quarter operating profit declined by nearly two-thirds.
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PICTURE: Faroe Islands carrier takes first A320neo
Faroe Islands carrier Atlantic Airways has taken delivery of its first Airbus A320neo, an airframe leased from US specialist Air Lease.
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NewsThomas Cook in talks with shareholder for £750m injection
Leisure firm Thomas Cook Group is holding discussions with its largest shareholder, as well as banks, over the terms of a recapitalisation amounting to £750 million ($926 million).
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Researchers trial camera-based auto-land system on light aircraft
Researchers at two German universities have tested an experimental automatic landing system on a light aircraft that uses optical information from onboard cameras and satellite positioning data, instead of ground-based navigation aids.
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Norwegian's Kjos jokingly labels his departure 'way overdue'
Norwegian's long-serving chief executive Bjorn Kjos joked during his final results briefing today that his departure from the airline was "way overdue".
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Ryanair operations chief to step down
Ryanair chief operating officer Peter Bellew has confirmed that he is standing down at the end of the year.
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NewsNorwegian increases Max grounding impact estimate
Norwegian Air Shuttle expects the continuing grounding of the 737 Max will impact its 2019 results by some NKr700 million ($81 million), a sharp increase on previous estimates.
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NewsKjos steps down as Norwegian chief
Norwegian's long-standing chief executive Bjorn Kjos is leaving his position today and will be replaced on an interim basis by chief financial officer Geir Karlsen.
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Single-aisle deals push Airbus into positive net orders
Airbus has broken into positive net orders for the first time this year, ending the first half with a figure of 88 aircraft.
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France to introduce eco-tax on airline tickets
French transport minister Elisabeth Borne has disclosed plans for an eco-tax on tickets for flights from the country.
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PICTURE: Azores receives first A321LR
Portuguese operator Azores Airlines has taken delivery of its first long-range Airbus A321LR, one of three destined for the carrier's fleet.
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Leonardo to build composite turboprop fuselage demonstrators
Leonardo is nearing the end of the design phase for a pair of composite fuselage demonstrators for a future aircraft under the Green Regional Aircraft workstream of the EU’s Clean Sky 2 programme.
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FLY Leasing sells portfolio of 12 narrowbodies
FLY Leasing has agreed to sell another portfolio of 12 narrowbody jets, boosting its cash and lowering the average age of its fleet.
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Safran to build additional carbon brake plant near Lyon
Safran will construct a carbon brake manufacturing facility near Lyon to expand production capacity for the equipment.
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A220 orders appear to prosper from 'Airbus effect'
Airbus has potentially increased total A220 orders by more than 50% in the year since the airframer took over the former Bombardier CSeries programme.
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NewsBA data breach facilitated by poor security: UK regulator
Poor security arrangements allowed the theft of various types of customer information from British Airways, a UK data-protection regulator has disclosed.
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NewsBA set to challenge huge fine over customer data theft
British Airways is facing a fine of more than £183 million over several data breaches last year during which customer information was stolen.
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Mi-38 helicopter conducts hot-and-high trials in Russia
Russian Helicopters has completed tests of the Mil Mi-38 in extreme environments –covering hot-and-high operations and flights in instrument meteorological conditions.