All Europe articles – Page 596

  • News

    EC takes Norwegian US rights dispute to arbitration

    2016-12-01T13:27:55Z

    ​Europe has formally pushed to arbitration its concerns over the US failure to approve Norwegian Air International’s (NAI) application for a foreign air carrier permit.

  • Lufthansa strike
    Analysis

    ANALYSIS: Lufthansa counts the cost of labour pains

    2016-11-30T22:10:34Z

    While Lufthansa is hopeful of operating nearly all its scheduled flights on 1 December as the latest walkout by pilots draws to an end, the strain on its services and labour relations continues to take a toll amid its long-running efforts to secure cost-efficiencies.

  • Edgely Optica
    News

    IFG prepares to disclose Optica valuation

    2016-11-30T15:17:07Z

    US consultancy InterFlight Global (IFG) is poised to issue its valuation of the idiosyncratic AeroElvira Optica observation aircraft programme, and the potential buyer says it is impressed with what it has seen during preliminary evaluations.

  • News

    ​Wizz Air agrees eight A320 family sale-and-leaseback

    2016-11-30T13:16:33Z

    Hungarian budget carrier Wizz Air has agreed the sale-and leaseback of eight Airbus A320 family units with Chinese lessor Bank of Communications and Financial Leasing, the airline says.

  • News

    Lufthansa makes pilots new mediation offer

    2016-11-30T13:11:37Z

    ​Lufthansa has made pilot union Vereinigung Cockpit a pay rise offer in an effort to end extensive industrial action that has gripped the carrier for a week.

  • Elixir Aircraft
    News

    Elixir Aircraft preparing piston-single for 2017 first flight

    2016-11-30T11:18:14Z

    French start-up manufacturer Elixir Aircraft has completed the detailed design phase for its Elixir piston-single, and says it will begin assembly of the prototype in December with a view to flying the all-carbonfibre aircraft in the first half of 2017.

  • News

    ​Air France-KLM names new MRO chief

    2016-11-29T16:29:51Z

    Air France-KLM has appointed Anne Brachet to succeed Franck Terner as executive vice-president for the group's maintenance division from today.

  • News

    Airbus to cut over 1,100 jobs in group integration move

    2016-11-29T14:42:30Z

    Airbus Group aims to reach agreement with labour groups by the middle of 2017 on jobs cuts and transfers impacting around 1,500 jobs as part of the plan to merge its group structure and commercial aircraft division into a new entity.

  • News

    Lufthansa flights hit again as pilots begin fresh walkout

    2016-11-29T12:43:44Z

    ​Lufthansa has cancelled approximately 1,700 flights in total for today and 30 November as pilot union Vereinigung Cockpit has called another round of industrial action after a four-day strike during last week.

  • News

    ​Air France issues Dreamliner RFP

    2016-11-29T08:58:45Z

    Air France has sent a request for proposals to bankers for one Boeing 787-9 the carrier is set to take delivery of next year, sources say.

  • News

    ​Norway plans to buy five new P-8 Poseidons

    2016-11-28T21:58:14Z

    Norway has proposed replacing its aging fleet of Lockheed Martin P-3 Orions and Dassault DA-20 Jet Falcons with five new Boeing P-8 Poseidons, the country's minister of defense announced Friday.

  • News

    WTO rules against 777X tax break

    2016-11-28T17:43:40Z

    A World Trade Organisation panel has ruled against a tax break for the Boeing 777X programme, as both airframers claimed vindication in the latest ruling in the long-running spat over support for large aircraft manufacturers.

  • News

    Bombardier delivers first CS300 to Air Baltic

    2016-11-28T15:39:34Z

    ​Bombardier delivered the first CS300 to launch operator Air Baltic in a 28 November ceremony in Mirabel that formally marked the end of the CSeries development programme.

  • News

    ​Air Europa picks MTU for CF34 support

    2016-11-28T13:02:07Z

    Spanish carrier Air Europa has contracted MTU to maintain the General Electric CF34-10E engines powering its Embraer 195 regional jet fleet.

  • News

    ​Lufthansa pilots to strike again as talks fail to broker deal

    2016-11-28T11:36:31Z

    German pilot union Vereinigung Cockpit has called further industrial action by Lufthansa pilots from 29 November after talks with the airline yesterday led to no progress in the dispute.

  • News

    Airbus details duty schedule for A350-1000 test fleet

    2016-11-28T11:28:00Z

    ​Airbus’s flight-test programme for the A350-1000 will stretch to 1,600h, split almost evenly between the three test aircraft.

  • Mobile airports
    Analysis

    ANALYSIS: Airports tackle data sharing as they invest in apps

    2016-11-28T09:34:08Z

    ​Not so long ago, flying for most of us meant the almost-certain prospect of joining a queue snaking around the airport departure hall to check-in and drop off bags. It was the definitive manifestation of the analogue world at work.

  • News

    FLIGHT TEST: We run the rule over Airbus Helicopters' H135

    2016-11-25T11:56:52Z

    Flight International first test-flew the H135 in 1998 – when it was still known as the EC135 and manufactured by Eurocopter – so I was curious to see what improvements have been made since.

  • News

    PICTURE: A350-1000 takes off on maiden flight

    2016-11-24T09:49:00Z

    Airbus has commenced the flight-test campaign for the A350-1000 with the variant becoming airborne for the first time at Toulouse.

  • News

    New lessor ​AVi8 firming up equity

    2016-11-24T09:45:42Z

    The recently launched lessor AVi8 Air Capital is currently in the process of raising equity, the company’s executive chairman Ray Sisson tells FlightGlobal.