All Europe articles – Page 598
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News
Aer Lingus to open Miami route
Aer Lingus is to the open a new service to Miami from Dublin next year.
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Icelandair seals Rolls-Royce engine servicing pact
Icelandair has picked Rolls-Royce to provide maintenance services on engines fitted to 28 aircraft.
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Interview
INTERVIEW: Tony Balestracci - servicing Textron's customers
Tony Balestracci is vice-president, global customer service with Textron Aviation, owner of the venerable Cessna and Beechcraft brands
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SIA expands codeshare partnership with Lufthansa
Singapore Airlines has added more codeshare flights with Lufthansa recently.
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EasyJet details disruption impact on full-year profit
UK budget carrier EasyJet estimates that disruption over the course of the year has had a £150 million ($187 million) impact on pre-tax profit.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Why Basel IV could lead to lack of liquidity
Basel IV regulations have aviation lenders reconsidering how they will participate in the market in future.
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Opinion
OPINION: Airlines – borrow now!
One thing that Donald Trump's ascension will definitely mean is change.
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News
WORLD AIRLINER DIRECTORY - Mainliners: Battle for the middle ground
The collapse in the market for very large types has intensified Airbus and Boeing’s race to fill the niche for a new midsize airliner in an eventful year for both airframers
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Trump an unknown for aircraft finance
The impact of the election of Donald Trump as president of the USA has raised a big question mark for aircraft finance markets.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Alitalia facing challenging path to profit
Nearly two years into Etihad's investment into Alitalia, the attempts to create a profitable operation at the Italian carrier continue to present challenges.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Brazil's tax-haven verdict on Ireland has airline risks
The recent move by Brazil to add Ireland to the list of countries denominated as tax havens should be a concern to the nation’s airlines. By extension, the travelling public – whose access to air travel and competitive fares depends on a continued competitive Brazilian airline sector – also have ...
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News
FLIGHT TEST: We put Bombardier's CSeries through its paces
In the 1960s, established manufacturers Boeing and Douglas dominated the lower end of the single-aisle mainline commercial aircraft market. Their original offerings – the 737-100 and DC-9-10 – seated fewer than 100 passengers. With the fielding of the 737-200 and DC-9-40, capacity increased to more than 120 passengers. This trend ...
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Paid contentINSIGHT FROM FLIGHTGLOBAL: Conversions dominate soft cargo market
Chris Seymour, head of market analysis at Flight Ascend Consultancy, examines cargo’s mixed fortunes as yields fall, and looks ahead in a 20-year aircraft delivery forecast
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Paid contentINSIGHT FROM FLIGHTGLOBAL: Flight Fleet Forecast's single-aisle outlook 2016-2035
The 2016 Flight Fleet Forecast predicts the delivery of 42,800 new passenger and freight commercial aircraft over the next 20 years, worth almost $3 trillion in 2016 delivery values. About 63% of those deliveries – some 26,860 units – are expected to be single-aisle passenger aircraft, representing 46% of the ...
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Paid content
INSIGHT FROM INMARSAT: Going Global with GX for Aviation
10 cities visited across four continents and 80,128km travelled – how the GX Aviation Tour showcased aviation’s connected future
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Ryanair uses FSTDs to help pilots train themselves
Most airline pilots approach their annual recurrent training simulator time with apprehension. They perceive the exercise to be more about testing than training or learning, and with most airlines there is a lot of truth in that perception.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Long-looming pilot shortage may, finally, be near
A worldwide shortage of pilots – forecast for more than 15 years – has so far failed to materialise, but there are worrying signs.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: How to turn qualified pilots into competent pilots
The European Aviation Safety Agency is working with airlines on a pilot training course that leads to an enhanced qualification. This is being done because the present system produces pilots with licences that make them legally qualified to fly, but half of whom – according to the airlines – are ...
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News
Ryanair could establish UK unit as result of Brexit: chief
Ryanair may be forced create a new subsidiary to operate UK domestic flights if a "hard Brexit" comes to pass, chief executive Michael O’Leary has indicated.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Industry raising the profile of upset recovery training
How well equipped are airline and business jet pilots to cope with a loss of control incident? It is a question that has perplexed the industry for two decades, but which was brought starkly home by the crash of Air France flight 447 in 2009, when the Airbus A330 pilots ...