All Europe articles – Page 5
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NewsGermany awards Top Aces 10-year contract extension for adversary air training services
Top Aces has landed a 10-year contract extension worth a potential €420 million ($490 million) to continue its delivery of advanced adversary air training services to the German armed forces.
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NewsQinetiq gets follow-on engineering support contract for RAF’s Typhoon fleet
Qinetiq has secured a five-year contract extension from the UK Ministry of Defence to provide “mission-critical engineering services” in support of the Royal Air Force’s (RAF’s) Eurofighter Typhoon fleet.
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NewsHigher fares and economic slump stalling domestic air travel recovery: Swedish regulator
Sweden’s transport regulator believes an economic downturn, coupled with increasing air fares – partly through air taxation – as well as competition from rail are behind a halving of domestic airline passenger numbers compared with pre-pandemic levels. Transportstyrelsen states that, prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, the domestic airline network carried ...
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NewsUnited Aircraft to display import-substituted SJ-100 and Il-114-300 at Indian air show
United Aircraft is to display its import-substituted Yakovlev SJ-100 and the new Ilyushin Il-114-300 internationally for the first time, at the upcoming Wings India 2026 show in Hyderabad. The SJ-100 – featuring a Russian-sourced cabin interior for serial production – will feature alongside the Il-114-300, which will also have a ...
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NewsEngine tests progress in Russian civil supersonic demonstrator research programme
Russian research efforts to create a new supersonic civil aircraft demonstrator have edged forward with completion of a phase of engine model testing. The technology demonstrator – known as ‘Strizh’, the Russian term for ‘swift’ – could fly before the end of the decade, although this would depend on the ...
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NewsChina Southern to revive Helsinki link to Beijing
China Southern Airlines is opening its first route to Finland, with a service between Beijing Daxing and Helsinki. The three-times weekly service will commence on 29 March. China Southern will use Boeing 787-9s on the sector, and will increase frequency to daily from 20 June. Finnish airport operator Finavia says ...
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NewsGerman start-up Air Uniqon restores Friedrichshafen links with AvantiAir Dash 8-400
German start-up regional operation Air Uniqon is aiming to connect several domestic cities to the aviation town of Friedrichshafen using a virtual airline model. Operator AvantiAir is providing a 78-seat De Havilland Dash 8-400 for the new services, linking Friedrichshafen initially to Berlin, Hamburg and Dusseldorf. The first flights commenced ...
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NewsRoyal Danish Air Force prepares to send its final F-16 fighters into retirement
The Royal Danish Air Force will stage a farewell event at its Skrydstrup air base on 18 January as the service prepares to conclude operations with the Lockheed Martin F-16 fighter.
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NewsDaher reveals TBM 980 with upgrade to Garmin Prime touchscreen cockpit
French manufacturer unveils sixth and latest version of TBM 900 turboprop single family.
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NewsDanish C-130 lands in Greenland with military personnel amid talk of US annexation
Copenhagen has launched Operation Arctic Endurance with NATO allies including Sweden, France and Germany after diplomatic talks in Washington broke down over US President Donald Trump’s repeated demands to control the strategic Arctic territory.
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NewsTAP to set up maintenance centre as part of Porto investment
Portuguese carrier TAP is to establish a maintenance centre at Porto, in the north of the country, which is scheduled for completion in 2028. The engineering hub will be able to accommodate two Airbus A321-sized aircraft. TAP says the plan is a “decisive step” for its expansion strategy in the ...
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NewsEmirates highlights Asia-Pacific connection options as it opens Helsinki route
Middle Eastern carrier Emirates is to deploy Airbus A350s on a new route to the Finnish capital Helsinki later this year. The airline is opening a year-round daily service from Dubai on 1 October. Emirates says it will be the only such link between Finland and the United Arab Emirates. ...
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NewsFrance and Spain plot future upgrades for special forces NH90 helicopters with key development contracts
France and Spain look set to significantly enhance the ability of some of their NH Industries NH90 battlefield helicopters to operate in low-visibility conditions following the award of key development contracts to equipment suppliers.
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NewsVirgin Atlantic agrees sale-and-leaseback of six A330neos
Virgin Atlantic Airways has entered a sale and leaseback agreement with Irish-based lessor AerCap covering six new Airbus A330-900s. The A330neos – from Virgin’s backlog – are set to be delivered from the second quarter of this year, running to the fourth quarter of 2027. Virgin Atlantic has 13 A330-900s ...
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NewsEDGE, Indra sign pact to establish Spanish loitering munition joint venture
United Arab Emirates defence house EDGE has signed an agreement with Spanish company Indra “focused on the development, production and lifecycle support of loitering munitions and smart weapons for Spanish and European defence programmes”.
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NewsSwedish military to field first space-based ISR capability this year
Sweden has signed deals with Finland’s ICEYE and Planet Labs of the USA to field a space-based intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) capability from later this year.
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NewsMatthieu Louvot takes top job at Airbus Helicopters as Bruno Even leaves after eight-year stint
Bruno Even has stepped down as chief executive of Airbus Helicopters, effective from 1 April, to be replaced by Matthieu Louvot, currently executive vice-president for strategy at the wider Airbus group.
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NewsMoscow Domodedovo airport put up for auction after government seizure
Russian authorities have put Moscow Domodedovo up for auction, after the facility was seized by the government during a legal tussle with its previous owners. According to the RTS-Tender electronic platform, the auction comprises the entire authorised capital of DME Holding and other organisations linked to managing the airport. The ...
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NewsAirbus still in talks with P&W over ‘foreseeable’ A320neo engine-supply volumes
Airbus’s commercial aircraft chief executive, Christian Scherer, has indicated that the airframer has yet to reach agreements over upcoming engine supply with Pratt & Whitney. Speaking on 12 January as Airbus released full-year delivery figures for 2025, Scherer – who is handing over his responsibilities to successor Lars Wagner – ...
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NewsGermany orders eight MQ-9B SeaGuardian RPAs
Germany has ordered eight General Atomics Aeronautical Systems MQ-9B SeaGuardian remotely piloted aircraft.