All Europe articles – Page 561
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NewsNorwegian takes first two 737 Max 8s
Norwegian took delivery of its first two Boeing 737 Max 8s today, with the aircraft due to enter service on transatlantic flights in July.
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NewsGermany and Norway sign up to European A330 tanker pool
Germany and Norway have officially signed up to an effort led by European NATO members to jointly acquire and operate a pool of up to 11 Airbus Defence & Space A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transports (MRTT).
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Norwegian 'very interested' in Boeing NMA: CEO
Norwegian is "very interested" in Boeing's proposed New Midsize Airplane design, says chief executive Bjorn Kjos.
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Airbus more confident in deployable recorder acceptance
Airbus's pursuit of deployable flight recorder marks a greater confidence in prospects for the concept than the airframer had expressed a year ago.
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Higher-capacity A321neo begins to take shape
Airbus is preparing for final assembly of the first A321neo with the modified fuselage crucial to increasing accommodation on the type.
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NewsA400M's "Pack 2" gearbox fix nears certification
Airbus Group chief executive Tom Enders says the company is making progress in negotiations with users of the A400M, while propulsion system supplier Europrop International (EPI) has released further details of its essential "Pack 2" update.
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Rolls-Royce to expand UK engine-test facility
Rolls-Royce is to expand its civil aircraft engine testing capabilities in the UK with a new facility at its Derby base.
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IAG 'slow to move' to cloud before BA's IT outage: strategy head
IAG was "slow to move" to cloud-based operations in the lead-up to the IT shutdown at British Airways in May, the group's director of strategy Robert Boyle has suggested.
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CityJet 'actively pursuing' two airline acquisitions: chief
Irish regional carrier CityJet is seeking to acquire two more European airlines, its chief executive Pat Byrne has indicated.
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Airbus hikes MTOW of A350-1000
Airbus has expanded the number of A350-1000 options with a new variant hiking the maximum take-off weight to 316t.
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NewsMetal Master preparing to launch second business jet programme
Polish engineering company Metal Master is gearing up for the first flight of its Flaris LAR-1 high-speed personal jet in the third quarter, and plans to unveil its next business aircraft programme in 2018.
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ANALYSIS: Why Europe's combat aircraft market is worth fighting for
With the Dassault Rafale, Eurofighter Typhoon and Saab Gripen – plus Lockheed Martin's incoming F-35 – dominating the fleets of many European nations, it would be easy to overlook the multiple other sales opportunities the continent holds for combat aircraft manufacturers.
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Distracted vehicle driver caused serious Madrid incursion
Spanish investigators believe the driver of a vehicle lost situational awareness before heading along an active Madrid runway while an Airbus A330 was departing from the opposite direction.
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Ryanair could be tempted by Max 10 at 'right price': O'Leary
Ryanair chief executive Michael O'Leary is "very tempted" to order the Boeing 737 Max 10, but only when the "price is right", he tells FlightGlobal.
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PICTURE: TAP unveils 'retro' A330-300
TAP Portugal has unveiled a retro livery on an Airbus A330-300s, one of three being introduced to the Star Alliance carrier.
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ANALYSIS: How lessors generated half the order activity at Paris
With many of their announcements lining up on the first day, it initially appeared that lessors would generate more order commitments than airlines at the Paris air show, particularly for the newly launched 737 Max 10. But large deals involving SpiceJet, Lion Air and United Airlines started to tip the ...
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Iberia Maintenance to service Leap engines
Iberia chief executive Luis Gallego foresees the carrier's maintenance arm servicing CFM International Leap engines at its overhaul shop in Madrid.
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OPINION: How technology tantalised at Le Bourget
A 3D-printed, hybrid electric-powered, autonomous and supersonic jet – although unlikely – would perfectly symbolise the new technology on display at Le Bourget this year.
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Paid contentINSIGHT FROM FLIGHTGLOBAL: Who ordered what at the Paris air show
Commitments announced during this year's Paris air show covered 1,051 order deals and options/purchase rights on 175 more. That takes total order commitments announced during the show to 1,226.
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PICTURES: When large transport designs arrive ahead of their time
Driven by the demand for ever-larger aircraft to carry troops during the Second World War, as conflict drew to a close several very large transports were in development that – when adapted for civil use – promised a step-change in airline capacity. But despite their potential to drive air-travel growth, ...