All Europe articles – Page 622
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Ryanair inaugurates training centre at Stansted
Ryanair has reiterated its support for the UK to remain a member of the European Union as the airline opened a training centre at London Stansted airport today.
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Oman Air to serve second UK destination
Middle Eastern carrier Oman Air is to open services to another UK destination, with flights to the city of Manchester.
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Restructuring VLM to strive for profit in 2017
European regional carrier VLM Airlines will seek to use six months of creditor protection to pursue a restructuring programme aimed at cutting its losses this year and returning the carrier to profit in 2017, chief executive Hamish Davidson says.
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Locally-built MA700 among Russian regional aircraft options
Russian authorities are still grappling with a plan to produce regional aircraft for the domestic market, with four options presented to the country’s government.
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DVB sees bright aviation performance amid tough first quarter
DVB Bank highlights strong new business in aircraft financings in the first quarter, after posting a consolidated pre-tax profit of €25.9 million ($29.5 million) across its wider business for the three months ending 31 March 2016.
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AerCap posts adjusted net profit of $302m in first quarter
Aircraft lessor AerCap posted roughly unchanged adjusted net profits of $301.6 million for the first quarter, though its reported earnings were down for the period reflecting losses related to the restructuring of its AeroTurbine business.
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Airbus hands modified A321 overwing exit to Saab
Airbus has assigned the development of a new A321 overwing door to the aerostructures manufacturing arm of Saab.
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EasyJet take-off incident traced to wrong runway data
Investigators believe a software anomaly in an EasyJet Airbus A319’s electronic flightbag might have resulted in its crew’s using take-off performance data for the wrong runway at Belfast.
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Heathrow promises night curfew to secure third runway
London Heathrow airport has pledged to introduce a ban on night flights between 23:00 and 05:30 as part of a package of measures aimed at gaining approval for a third runway from the government.
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United 757 upset underlines need for 'startle' training
Irish investigators probing a United Airlines Boeing 757-200 in-flight upset have advised the carrier to review its guidance on training for startle effects.
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Engines shipped for Emirates' first Trent-powered A380
Engines for the first Emirates Airbus A380s to be powered by Rolls-Royce Trent 900s have been sent to the type’s final assembly line in Toulouse.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: North Sea safety a work in progress
UK-based North Sea oil support helicopter operators have been engaged in a whirl of activity ever since the UK Civil Aviation Authority published its review of the sector’s safety performance in February, and some new ditching survivability measures are already in place.
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NewsGAMA reveals first-quarter deliveries slump
Shipments of business and general aviation aircraft fell across all sectors during the first quarter of 2016, triggered by the continued slump in demand for new platforms from the global marketplace.
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EasyJet still weighing A321 as higher-density A320s arrive
EasyJet is expecting to take delivery of its first higher-density Airbus A320 this month, but is still weighing the possibility of acquiring the larger A321.
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Undisclosed customer orders 20 A330s
Airbus has secured orders for 20 A330s from an undisclosed customer, the airframer’s backlog figures have revealed.
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NewsFalcon 2000LXS performs first LPV approach at Charles de Gaulle
A Dassault Falcon 2000LXS has become the first business jet to fly an instrument approach with a published localizer performance with vertical guidance (LPV) minima of 200ft (LPV200), using the European geostationary navigation overlay service.
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NewsFirst Citation CJ1 gets Tamarack winglet upgrade
Textron Aviation has installed the first pair of winglets designed and manufactured by US engineering company Tamarack Aerospace on a Cessna Citation CJ1 light business jet. The Atlas winglets were fitted to the six-seat twin – registration HB-VPF – at Textron’s Zurich, Switzerland-based service centre in late April.
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Interview
INTERVIEW: Flight Safety Foundation chief explains why data matters
John Beatty is president and chief executive of the Flight Safety Foundation
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Opinion
OPINION: Back to square one for North Sea helicopter safety?
Just when the offshore transportation industry appeared to have emerged from its most recent safety crisis, it is immediately plunged into the next.
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Ramped-up jet production risks outstripping demand: Ascend
Buoyant backlogs of commercial jet orders have led manufacturers to ramp up production to levels that might prove unsustainable, Flightglobal's Ascend consultancy has warned.