All Europe articles – Page 625
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Lufthansa tackles reshaped German market
Germany's air travel market is being reshaped as Lufthansa restructures its business with the build-up of low-cost unit Eurowings while EasyJet, Ryanair and other budget sector carriers expand their presence in the country.
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AERO: Honda Aircraft hands over first European-owned HondaJet
Honda Aircraft formally delivered the first European-owned HA-420 HondaJet at the Aero Friedrichshafen show – to its German distributor Rheinland Air Service (RAS).
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AERO: Piper prepares M500 debutante for European approval
Piper Aircraft's M500 made its regional debut at the Aero Friedrichshafen show, and the US airframer is now eager to secure long-awaited European Aviation Safety Agency validation for the single-engined turboprop, and begin deliveries across the continent.
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AERO: Daher introduces TBM 930 as deliveries take off
Aero Friedrichshafen marked the first European outing for Daher’s TBM 930 single-engined turboprop, following its roll-out in Tarbes, southwest France, on 5 April.
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Flydubai crash: Stabiliser shift commanded from yoke trim switch
Russian investigators have revealed that substantial nose-down trim on the crashed Flydubai Boeing 737-800 was applied through the manual trim switches on the pilot’s control column.
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AERO: Vision SF50 nears certification as orders soar
Work on Cirrus Aircraft's Vision SF50 is approaching the finishing line, with certification and service entry of the only in-development US Part 23 single-engined personal jet set for the second and third quarters of this year, respectively.
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Lufthansa Technik bags CF34 maintenance deal from Austrian
Austrian Airlines has contracted Lufthansa Technik's Aero Alzey regional engine overhaul shop to service General Electric CF34-10E turbofans powering Embraer 195 regional jets.
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Interview
INTERVIEW: Flybe chief executive Saad Hammad
Borrowing from a famous line coined by French philosopher and wit Voltaire, Saad Hammad says that if Flybe didn't exist it would be necessary to invent it.
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PICTURES: Comair 737 arrives at new St Helena airport
South African carrier Comair has carried out the first large passenger jet landing at the new St Helena airport.
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EasyJet close to high-density A320 retrofit deal
EasyJet is set to disclose within the next month the winner of a contract to retrofit Airbus A320s with a higher-density seat layout.
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Opinion
OPINION: Will fighter aircraft become obsolete?
Are fighter jets still of any use in modern air warfare? A quick glance at the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute’s annual tabulation of weapons exports would certainly suggest so. From Asia to the Middle East, demand for machines designed mainly for air superiority continues to be strong.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Why restored Monarch could attract EasyJet
Eighteen months after it secured new owners in the form of Greybull Capital, UK leisure carrier Monarch Airlines is once again the subject of acquisition rumours, this time involving EasyJet.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Commercial engines market, in numbers
Commercial engine market trends examined using Flightglobal’s Fleets Analyzer database
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A350 thrust-reversers modified after lock flaw
Airbus has modified the thrust-reverser actuation system of production A350-900s after a failure of a locking mechanism on an in-service aircraft.
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Interview
INTERVIEW: Ros Wynne - Engineer with Ryanair
Ros Wynne is a licensed aircraft maintenance engineer with Ryanair. His expertise in this niche profession, saw Wynne crowned gold medalist in the 2015 WorldSkills Competition.
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BA A320 suffers suspected drone collision
UK police are investigating after a British Airways Airbus A320 suffered a suspected collision with an unmanned air vehicle while inbound to London Heathrow.
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DOT tentatively approves Norwegian's Irish subsidiary
US regulators have tentatively approved a foreign air carrier permit for Norwegian's Irish subsidiary, more than two years after the request first sparked a contentious debate over open skies and labour laws.
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Tail-strike damage found after Corendon 737 diversion
Turkish investigators are looking into a serious incident involving a Boeing 737-800 which suffered a tail-strike on departure from Billund.
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Winged-Dutchman receives first European-registered EA550
Dutch charter start-up Winged-Dutchman Aero Service has taken delivery of the first European-registered Eclipse 550, following handover of the very light jet (VLJ) – registration OE-FMO – on 14 April.
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PICTURE: Lufthansa A320neo visits Heathrow
Airbus A320neo launch operator Lufthansa has operated the re-engined variant's first revenue flight outside Germany.