All Europe articles – Page 589
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UK highlights several more serious drone incidents
All four of the most serious UK airprox incidents considered by investigators’ latest in-depth review involved drones or other unidentified objects in London airspace.
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Opinion
OPINION: Will political change hurt aerospace?
The election of Donald Trump and the UK’s vote to quit the EU were the seismic political events of 2016. Often compared as popular revolts against liberal elites, big government and open immigration, the billionaire celebrity’s administration and Brexit are, in fact, sending their countries on very different courses. Each ...
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CRJ900 badly damaged after unchecked trailer detached
Danish investigators have determined that a tractor driver’s failure to check the vehicle led a towed trailer to detach and career into a parked Cimber Bombardier CRJ900.
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Airbus Helicopters sees flat order intake in 2016
Airbus Helicopters saw bot net and gross orders climb slightly in 2016 despite describing 2016 as “probably the most difficult year of the last decade” for the whole rotorcraft industry. Deliveries were up 5% to 418, up from 395 the previous year.
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UK must guard against losing EASA 'voice': Airbus COO
Airbus chief operating officer Tom Williams has stressed the importance of maintaining the UK’s position within regulatory circles following its exit from European Union membership.
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Sukhoi Civil Aircraft chief to draw on Western influence
Sukhoi Civil Aircraft’s new chief is aiming to align some of the company’s practices with those of Western airframers, drawing on his previous experience with Boeing.
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Airbus operations chief warns against disruption to model
Airbus’s chief operating officer has warned a UK parliamentary committee of the risks of disrupting the airframer’s strategic model, during a session on the UK’s future with the European Union.
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Interview
INTERVIEW: Christian Scherer, ATR's new chief executive
Among an array of aircraft models in ATR chief executive Christian Scherer's office – mostly of Airbus jets, which is no surprise given his three decades at the European consortium – one takes pride of place. On a table by the sofas near his desk, sits Concorde.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Hogan departure signals Etihad scrutiny of partnerships
Confirmation that James Hogan is to step down from the helm of Etihad Aviation Group in the second half of the year underlines the seriousness with which restructuring is being pursued at several of its airline investments.
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Airline Strategy Awards 2017 open for nominations
The Airline Strategy Awards 2017 has been officially launched with a call for nominations. This year's event will take place on Sunday 9 July, returning to the Middle Temple Hall in London.
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NewsTBM 930 outperformed Daher stablemate in 2016
French aircraft manufacturer and aerostructures company Daher saw deliveries of its TBM single-engined turboprop pair fall marginally in 2016, to 54 units, compared with 55 the previous year. Shipments of its TBM 930 model outstripped its older TBM 900 stablemate by two to one.
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Opinion
OPINION: Challenges awaiting airlines and OEMs in 2017
Another year, another airliner delivery record: 2016 marked the sixth consecutive rise in mainline jet production and the 14th time in a row Airbus had increased its annual output.
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SAS sells CRJ900 operator Cimber to CityJet
Irish regional operator CityJet is acquiring SAS Group’s Danish subsidiary Cimber, consolidating its position with SAS following its previous takeover of the Blue1 operation.
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EasyJet highlights effect of weak UK currency
Budget carrier EasyJet expects the weakness in UK currency to have a £105 million ($131 million) impact on pre-tax profit for the current financial year.
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Bishkek 747 crash probe obtains cockpit-voice information
Russian investigators have extracted conversation data from the cockpit-voice recorder recovered from a crashed Boeing 747-400F in Bishkek.
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InterviewINTERVIEW: Finnair chief executive Pekka Vauramo
While Finnish mythologists might point out that the god of the sky, Ukko, is also the god of thunder, Finnair’s tempestuous passage of late is rooted less in folklore than harsh economic reality.
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NewsBliss Jet slips transatlantic service launch to second quarter
US start-up business jet operator Bliss Jet has pushed back the launch of scheduled transatlantic service from January to the second quarter of 2017 to give it more time to “tie up loose ends”.
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Paid contentINSIGHT FROM FLIGHTGLOBAL: What does CORSIA mean for the industry?
Flight Ascend Consultancy senior consultant Richard Evans and Judith Schröter, business director, carbon market analytics at ICIS – the world’s largest petrochemical market information provider discuss the new CORSIA carbon offset scheme from ICAO
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ATR 42 in line for performance improvement package
ATR is planning a performance improvement package for the ATR 42 to increase its capability of operating from small, remote airfields.
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Crashed 747's flight recorders badly damaged
Both flight recorders from the crashed Boeing 747-400F in Bishkek suffered substantial damage, but investigators have started to retrieve data about the accident.