All Europe articles – Page 554
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Passenger device source of seat fire on Lufthansa A380
Canadian investigators have disclosed that a passenger's electrical power bank was the source of a fire in the cabin of a Lufthansa Airbus A380 operating to Houston.
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EU approves Moog-SIAEC component repair joint venture
EU regulators have green-lit a planned component repair joint venture between Singapore Airlines' maintenance division and Moog.
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Superjet reliability close to 98%: Sukhoi
Sukhoi Civil Aircraft is claiming that the operational reliability of the Superjet 100 fleet is nearing 98%.
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Irkut readies second MC-21 for test flights
Russian airframer Irkut is finalising installation of equipment on a second prototype of the MC-21-300, while three other prototypes are still undergoing construction.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: The implications of Air Berlin's bond-price plunge
Air Berlin's insolvency filing after minority shareholder Etihad Airways elected to stop funding the German carrier has caused its bonds to crash in secondary trading as investors scramble to offload the potentially bad paper.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: What parts of Air Berlin can survive?
Now that Etihad Airways has elected to stop funding Air Berlin, forcing the German carrier to file for assembly, a central question is which parts of the business can continue to operate in the long term.
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Opinion
OPINION: How Laker beat a path for today's long-haul low-costs
If Freddie Laker is looking down on the airline industry, one can only imagine that he has a wry smile on his face. The launch, 40 years ago, of his Skytrain service represented the first exchanges in the low-fare “battle of the Atlantic”, a sector becoming an increasingly popular playground ...
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NewsAir Hamburg takes delivery of first Legacy 650E
German charter operator Air Hamburg has become the launch customer for the Embraer 650E, following delivery of the large-cabin business jet on 26 July.
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PICTURE: Frigate Ecojet revised as four-engined design
Russian developers of a 300-seat aircraft with a characteristic wide elliptical fuselage have opted to modify the proposal substantially, revising the design as a four-engined transport rather than a twinjet.
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Ryanair claims 'conspiracy' afoot over Air Berlin assets
Irish budget carrier Ryanair is protesting a proposed Lufthansa acquisition of Air Berlin assets, following Air Berlin's filing for administration.
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Avianca plans to add two new European points
Avianca expects to add two new European destinations in the coming months, as it sees strong demand in its international network.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Air Berlin filing piles pressure on Etihad equity model
News that Etihad's partner Air Berlin has followed stablemate Alitalia into a formal restructuring process – on top of the Gulf carrier's own exit from holdings in Darwin Airline and, before that, Aer Lingus – leaves its European investment strategy in a state of disarray.
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Turkish airlines show signs of recovery in latest financials
The two largest Turkish airlines have reported improving financial results for the quarter ended 30 June as they work to recover from the impact of their home country's recent geopolitical and security uncertainties.
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Curtain falls on Swiss Avro operations after 27 years
The Avro RJ has bowed out of service with Swiss International Air Lines, 27 years after the four-engined jet made its Swiss debut with the airline's predecessor Crossair in BAe 146 form.
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Air Berlin files for insolvency
Air Berlin has filed for insolvency at a court in the German capital today.
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Superjet manufacturer posts interim loss on lower deliveries
Sukhoi's civil aircraft division delivered six Superjet 100s over the first half of the year, compared with nine in the previous interim period.
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NewsFinal Akoya two-seat amphibian begins flight testing
Lisa Airplanes has flown the second and final Akoya prototype and says it is aiming for US certification and service entry of the two-seat amphibian in 2018.
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Air Baltic reveals new destinations for summer 2018
Latvia's Air Baltic has disclosed five additional routes for its summer 2018 schedule.
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Aeroflot Group profits fall sharply in first half
Aeroflot Group has recorded a sharp fall in interim pre-tax profits, down more than 80% to Rb2.1 billion ($35 million) for the first half.
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Avolon urges Boeing to continue tweaking 737 Max family
Boeing should continue tweaking the 737 Max product line-up to help recover parity with Airbus in the single-aisle market, Irish lessor and major single-aisle aircraft customer Avolon says in a newly-published report.