All Europe articles – Page 8
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NewsCommission doubts Russian authority’s ability to cope with expanded safety oversight
European regulators have expressed doubts over Russian authorities’ ability to exercise sufficient safety oversight of the large number of leased foreign-owned aircraft seized by the government after sanctions were imposed on the air transport sector. The European Commission has detailed its reasons for blacklisting 21 airlines over their continued operation ...
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Air France-KLM firms order for A350 freighters
Air France-KLM Group has firmed its tentative order for four Airbus A350 freighters, a deal originally disclosed in December last year. The aircraft are intended to provide additional cargo capacity at Air France, already an operator of the A350 passenger variant. Air France-KLM is taking up to eight A350Fs of ...
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Brazilian deliveries edge Gripen E toward service entry
Brazil’s lead pair of serial production Saab Gripen E fighters have been shipped to the country, and transferred for flight testing in Gaviao Peixoto.
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EasyJet cuts first-half loss as it aims restore pre-crisis summer capacity
UK budget carrier EasyJet is expecting a headline pre-tax loss of £535-565 million ($696-735 million) for the first half of the financial year, but says it outperformed its expectations for the six-month period. The airline flew two-thirds of pre-crisis capacity in the second quarter. It is aiming to raise this ...
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Russian fleet will remain safe despite EU blacklisting: Rosaviatsia
Russian federal air transport regulator Rosaviatsia insists the country’s foreign-owned fleet will be safely operated in spite of the European Commission blacklisting of several carriers over airworthiness concerns. Rosaviatsia says the Commission’s unilateral measure was “taken in absentia” and does take into account the actual technical condition of the leased ...
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Kuehne takes stake in Lufthansa to over 10%
German businessman and Kuehne and Nagel majority owner Klaus-Michael Kuehne has increased his stake in Lufthansa to over 10%, a stock market disclosure today shows.
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Closure of Brazilian MRO unit drives TAP loss in 2021
TAP Air Portugal posted a net loss of €1.6 billion ($1.7 billion) for 2021, including €1 billion of one-off costs largely related to the closure of its Brazilian maintenance unit.
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Turkey completes its A400M fleet with 10th delivery
Turkey has taken receipt of its 10th and final A400M from Airbus Defence & Space, becoming the third nation to complete its fleet of the tactical transports.
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EASA will not extend temporary passenger-to-freighter conversion approval
European operators will not be permitted to use temporary conversions of passenger aircraft to freighters beyond the end of July. Approvals for the modification were introduced by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency in 2020, as the pandemic led carriers to convert dormant passenger aircraft to address the demand for ...
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Atlanta regains title of world’s busiest airport in domestic travel-dominated 2021 ranking
Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson regained its pre-pandemic standing as the world’s busiest airport by passenger numbers in 2021, according to data released by ACI World today, as domestic traffic continued to be the differentiator in another Covid-hit year. Busiest airports in 2021 by passenger numbers 202120202019Airport2021 passengers(million)% change vs 2020% ...
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EU blacklists Russian carriers over continued operation of grounded aircraft
All three Aeroflot Group carriers, plus S7 Airlines and Ural Airlines, are among 21 Russian operators blacklisted by the European Commission over safety concerns related to continued operation of aircraft seized by the Russian government. While Russian carriers are already barred from operating within the European Union, as part of ...
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Russia’s S7 Airlines returns to full-year profit
Russian carrier S7 Airlines has turned in a profitable full year, with a pre-tax surplus of Rb12.7 billion ($156 million) for 2021. The figure reverses the Rb5.2 billion loss recorded during the previous year, which was heavily affected by the pandemic. S7’s revenues rose by 60% to nearly Rb156 billion, ...
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Outbound travel drives Heathrow to busiest month since pandemic
London Heathrow airport enjoyed its best month for traffic since the pandemic in March, though the 4.2 million passengers it handled is still only two-thirds of pre-pandemic levels.
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Aeroflot appoints head of Rossiya as new chief executive
Russian flag-carrier Aeroflot has confirmed a new chief executive, Sergei Alexandrovsky, who will succeed Mikhail Poluboyarinov. Alexandrovsky is the former head of group carrier Rossiya. Poluboyarinov had led the airline for less than 18 months since being appointed in November 2020. Aeroflot has not elaborated on the succession decision, confirmed ...
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AirAsia X strikes off majority of A330neo order
Long-haul budget carrier AirAsia X appears to have slashed its orders for Airbus A330-900s by more than 60. The airframer has listed 63 cancellations for the long-haul twinjet during March, and AirAsia X’s commitment has fallen from 78 to 15 aircraft. AirAsia X co-founder Tony Fernandes had been a vocal ...
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IPO eradicates risk of ‘megalomania fit’ at growing airline: Play chief
The chief executive of Icelandic budget airline Play has explained how last year’s IPO was an important step in taking risk “off the table” for the start-up carrier’s stakeholders following the missteps at defunct compatriot Wow Air.
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European start-up carriers enjoy access to airline expertise laid off during Covid crisis
The chief executives of European start-up carriers Emerald Airlines and Flypop have cited the large pool of laid-off executives and other experienced airline workers as a boon for their businesses as they seek success in an historically challenging industry. Speaking during the CAPA Airline Leader Summit today, the chief executive ...
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Draken wins three-year UK ‘red air’ deal
Draken Europe is to provide aggressor training for the Royal Air Force using Aero Vodochody L-159Es to be operated from Teesside International airport under an initial three-year contract.
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Airbus’ ’new baby’ makes splash in Latin America
Airbus hopes to entice Latin American airlines to order its new A220 with a five-country whistle-stop tour.
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Brussels Airlines names new chief operating officer
Lufthansa Group has selected Tilman Reinshagen as the new chief operating officer of its Brussels Airlines division. Reinshagen will take over from Edi Wolfensberger who has newly been appointed chief operating officer of Eurowings. Brussels Airlines says Reinshagen will take up his new post on 1 July. He has occupied ...
