All Europe articles – Page 49
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NewsItaly renews aerial firefighting contract with Avinics
Emergency aerial services provider Avincis has been awarded a seven-year contract renewal to operate Italy’s government-owned fleet of 18 De Havilland Canada CL-415 firefighting aircraft.
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NewsChallenge Group to be first European operator of IAI-converted 777-300ER freighter
Cargo specialist Challenge Group is intending to be the first European operator of converted Boeing 777-300ER freighters, through the company’s Maltese operation. Challenge Group has disclosed that it will lease another pair of the twinjets – designated as the 777-300ERSF – through an agreement with Irish-based lessor AerCap. The 777-300ERSF ...
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NewsLufthansa-ITA tie-up finalised with transfer of two-fifths stake in Italian carrier
Germany’s Lufthansa Group has completed its long-sought acquisition of Italian carrier ITA Airways, finalising on 17 January its acquisition of a two-fifths stake in the company.
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NewsUK court rejects Ryanair appeal over its ‘blacklisting’ of striking pilots
UK judges have dismissed an appeal by Ryanair of a 2021 employment tribunal ruling, after the carrier revoked concessionary travel benefits from pilots who participated in a 2019 strike. The UK cockpit union BALPA initiated a strike over pay and conditions across several days in August and September 2019. Ryanair ...
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NewsCranfield Aerospace cuts hangar staff amid change in strategy
UK-based Cranfield Aerospace Solutions (CAeS) is in the process of laying off its maintenance staff following a change in business strategy that will see it instead focus on technology development.
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NewsSweden tops up trainer fleet with three more G120TPs
Sweden has bolstered its fleet of Grob Aircraft G120TP basic trainers, having ordered a new batch of three further examples.
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NewsFrance on track to receive final Rafales from tranche 4 order this year
Dassault Aviation will complete deliveries under France’s tranche 4 domestic production order for the Rafale fighter this year, following on from its bumper shipments in 2024.
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NewsStart-up Global Airlines’ A380, with partial livery, departs EFW facility after maintenance
UK-based start-up Global Airlines’ first Airbus A380 has arrived in the Portuguese city of Beja, having departed Dresden where the aircraft has been undergoing heavy maintenance. The jet has been housed at the EFW facility since early October last year, following initial servicing at Prestwick in Scotland. Formerly delivered to ...
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NewsAvolon completes Castlelake acquisition as it foresees robust leasing market
Irish-based lessor Avolon has completed the acquisition of fellow lessor Castlelake Aviation, an agreement initially unveiled last year. Avolon will acquire 106 aircraft in the lease portfolio. It will also take over orders and commitments for 10 addition aircraft, which it describes as “new technology” models. Avolon’s fleet will expand ...
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NewsFrench air force takes first H225M Caracals from 2021 order
Airbus Helicopters has handed over the first two of eight new H225M Caracal rotorcraft under an April 2021 order for the French air force.
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AnalysisUK defence committee decries BAE’s lack of Hawk successor programme
Ten years ahead of the planned entry into service of the UK’s Tempest fighter, a cross-party parliamentary committee has raised questions over the nation’s ability to train new pilots to operate the stealthy type.
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NewsIcelandair expands Southwest connectivity tie-up to two more US airports
Icelandair’s co-operation pact with US budget operator Southwest Airlines is to expand to additional connecting points beyond the initial proposal of Baltimore. The airlines reached a provisional strategic tie-up deal last year, and the two sides have newly finalised the agreement. Icelandair states that the connections will be added at ...
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NewsNorway flies F-35 using 40% sustainable fuel blend
The Royal Norwegian Air Force has become the first operator to fly the Lockheed Martin F-35 stealth fighter using what Oslo describes as being a “significant proportion” of sustainable aviation fuel.
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NewsSerbian A319 shed large engine panel during climb out of Belgrade
Serbian investigators have disclosed that an Airbus A319 shed a large engine panel while climbing out of Belgrade three weeks ago. Operated by Air Serbia, the aircraft (YU-APD) is fitted with International Aero Engines V2500 powerplants. Serbian traffic accident research centre CINS states that the aircraft had been conducting a ...
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NewsSaudi carrier Flyadeal opts for A330neo for widebody requirement
Flyadeal has settled on the Airbus A330neo for its widebody requirement, though it is not yet confirming the size of an order or timeframe for deliveries.
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NewsRefined wake-separation calculations set to speed Heathrow arrival traffic flow
UK air navigation service NATS has implemented a new arrival separation technique for London Heathrow aimed at squeezing out additional capacity while complying with wake-vortex requirements. The technique introduces a new method of deriving minimum separation between arriving aircraft pairs, refining the calculation by taking into account specific characteristics of ...
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NewsPartners praise BeautHyFuel results from liquid hydrogen engine tests
A French government-backed initiative has demonstrated the feasibility of powering a light aircraft using a liquid hydrogen-fuelled combustion engine, with the results even showing slightly improved performance over a kerosene-burning equivalent.
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AnalysisStrong GCAP commitment and more Typhoon exports vital for UK industry, defence committee argues
The UK aerospace industry faces a major challenge in preventing a skills gap between production of the Eurofighter Typhoon and a future manned type via the trinational Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP), a cross-party parliamentary group has warned.
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NewsPolish international hub airport project advances with crucial location decision
Polish authorities have formally made a location decision for the site of the country’s future central transport hub, which will feature a new international airport. Currently known as Centraly Port Komunikacyjny, the hub will include an airport – situated between Warsaw and Lodz – initially serving 34 million passengers per ...
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NewsAirways Aviation picks up Patria civil flight training unit
Finnish defence specialist Patria has sold its civilian flight training subsidiary to United Arab Emirates-based Airways Aviation Group, saving the business from closure.