All Europe articles – Page 7
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NewsHAV locks in ‘innovative defence contractor’ as customer for three Airlander 10 hybrid airships
An undisclosed customer has secured reservations for three Hybrid Air Vehicles (HAV)-produced Airlander 10 aircraft for use in support of military tasks – the first examples of the type “destined for defence use”.
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NewsFrance targets significant Rafale order expansion from 2027 onwards
France could significantly expand its future commitments for the Dassault Aviation Rafale fighter, disclosing an ambition to order more than 50 additional examples of the multirole type in the coming years.
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NewsIcelandair brings forward 767 retirement to 2026 amid ‘unsustainable losses’
Icelandair will end widebody operations in 2026, after bringing forward the timeline for phasing out its Boeing 767-300ER twinjets by several years.
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NewsAvia Solutions divests SmartLynx’s Latvian arm and plans to consolidate other European divisions
Wet-lease specialist Avia Solutions Group has sold its Latvian division of SmartLynx and aims to merge its Estonian and Maltese arms of the carrier. Avia Solutions Group has divested the company to its management team as well as a Dutch fund, as part of a broader strategic effort to consolidate ...
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NewsNouvelair A320 may have overflown EasyJet aircraft by less than 10ft during wrong-runway landing
French investigators have revealed that a Nouvelair Airbus A320 may have passed less than 10ft above a waiting EasyJet A320 during the recent landing conflict at Nice, after conducting its approach to the wrong runway. The inquiry into the extraordinary 21 September incident states that the Nouvelair A320 did not ...
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NewsUkrainian air force could acquire up to 150 Gripen E fighters from 2026 via pact with Sweden
Ukraine has announced its interest in making a possible major acquisition of Saab Gripen E fighters, with a letter of intent having been signed with the Swedish government on 22 October.
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NewsRegional aircraft lessor TrueNoord to advise Elysian on development of battery-powered E9X
Netherlands-based Elysian Aircraft is to collaborate with regional aircraft lessor TrueNoord on the development of its E9X battery-powered 90-seater.a
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NewsEASA foresees sufficient production capacity to meet EU’s 2030 sustainable fuel target
Sustainable aviation fuel in the European Union only accounted for 0.6% of the total uplift last year, but the initial status report on new fuelling regulations points out that the 2% mandatory threshold requirement did not take effect until this year. Suppliers provided 32.1 million tonnes of aviation fuel overall ...
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NewsFirst two Saab Gripen E fighters arrive for Swedish air force service
The Swedish air force has fielded its first Saab Gripen E fighters, with the new jets assigned to its F7 Wing at Satenas air base.
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NewsBaykar’s Kizilelma soars through AESA integration and weapons testing
Baykar Technologies’ Kizilelma unmanned combat air vehicle has been flown for the first time with an active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar installed, and also has successfully trialled the release of two Turkish-developed air-to-surface weapons.
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NewsAirbus Helicopters open to H225 Super Puma’s return for oil and gas operations
Airbus Helicopters is seeing renewed interest in its H225 Super Puma for offshore operations, almost a decade after a fatal accident in Norway which led to many operators removing the type from use.
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NewsNorway presses ahead with defence helicopter acquisitions, as talks continue with UK on ASW assets
Norway continues to analyse the options for a future anti-submarine warfare (ASW) helicopter to equip its new UK-built Type 26 frigates as the Nordic nation wrestles with multiple rotorcraft procurement programmes.
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NewsStockholm Arlanda takes advantage of ‘EoR’ concept to increase parallel approach efficiency
Stockholm Arlanda is claiming to be the first European airport to introduce a concept intended to increase landing rates for parallel approaches by changing the required separation standards. The concept – known as ‘EoR’ or ‘established on RNP-AR’ – will be used for curved approaches to runway 01L/19R, which demand ...
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NewsItaly plans to restore lapsed maritime patrol capability with six-aircraft buy
Italy has outlined plans to acquire six new maritime patrol aircraft capable of performing anti-submarine and anti-surface warfare missions.
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NewsUkraine exploring purchase of Bell AH-1Z and UH-1Y helicopters
Ukraine has signed a letter of intent with rotorcraft manufacturer Bell exploring the purchase of combat helicopters.
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NewsAzerbaijan A320 involved in runway excursion after St Petersburg return
One of Azerbaijan Airlines’ Airbus A320s experienced a runway excursion while returning to St Petersburg’s Pulkovo airport after departing for Baku. The aircraft, operating flight J2020, landed at 03:40 on 20 October after some 3h airborne. According to the airport’s operator, the crew requested the return after detecting a “landing-gear ...
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NewsLatest NH90 models near delivery, as in-service support provision turns corner
NH Industries is on track to deliver the German navy’s first Sea Tiger-variant example of the NH90 helicopter before year-end.
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NewsAirExplore reinforces 737-800 fleet with additional passenger jet
Slovakian wet-lease specialist AirExplore has introduced another Boeing 737-800 to its fleet, bringing the total to 11. The latest jet has been leased from Aviation Capital Group. It brings the AirExplore fleet to nine 737-800 passenger jets and two 737-800 freighters. The aircraft has previously operated with carriers including the ...
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NewsLightweight Martlet missile cleared for frontline use with Royal Navy Wildcats
The Royal Navy (RN) has declared full operational capability (FOC) for the Thales UK-produced Martlet missile with its Leonardo Helicopters Wildcat rotorcraft.
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NewsSafran to support Leap ramp-up with new Moroccan engine production line
French aerospace firm Safran is to establish a new CFM International Leap engine production facility in Morocco, to support ramp-up plans for the powerplant. Located in Casablanca, it will complement the French manufacturing site at Villaroche, and have the capacity to build up to 350 engines annually. Safran is a ...