All Europe news – Page 266
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NewsLufthansa reinstates flights between Frankfurt and New York
Lufthansa Group’s flagship carrier Lufthansa has reinstated flights between Frankfurt International airport and New York City’s John F Kennedy International airport after four months of suspension due to the coronaviruas global health emergency.
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NewsIcelandair seals new cabin crew pact as it reels from first-half losses
Icelandair Group has secured approval from its flight attendants for a new collective agreement, thrashed out after a stand-off which involved the airline’s dismissing, and then reinstating, its cabin crew corps. The agreement will remain valid until the end of September 2025 and rounds off the critical negotiations with personnel ...
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NewsRyanair warns of base closures in Spain and Italy
Ryanair has threatened to close bases in Spain and Italy if new labour agreements cannot be reached with unions.
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NewsTAP Air Portugal to reach 40% of pre-Covid network in September
TAP Air Portugal is planning to operate 700 flights per week in September, bringing its network to around 40% of its pre-coronavirus level.
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NewsRussian regulator underscores storm risk after Khabarovsk An-24 incidents
Eastern Russian authorities are urging operators to improve their awareness of adverse weather operations after two serious thunderstorm-related incidents in the space of three days involving Khabarovsk Airlines Antonov An-24s. One aircraft unintentionally flew into a heavy hailstorm at 17,000ft while operating a Tynda-Khabarovsk service on 17 July. The aircraft ...
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NewsAirlines ‘disappointed’ after UK reintroduces Spain restrictions
Airlines have expressed disappointment in the UK government’s sudden decision to remove Spain from its travel corridor list less than three weeks after lifting quarantine restrictions on arrivals from the country.
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NewsRecovering Ryanair could have 40 737 Max jets by summer 2021
Budget carrier Ryanair hopes to introduce its first Boeing 737 Max this year and up to 40 of the type ahead of the 2021 summer season. But the airline warns that the financial year will be “very challenging” after it turned in a first-quarter net loss of €185 million ($217 ...
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NewsRegulators approve Garmin autoland on TBM 940
Daher has secured US and European certifications for Garmin’s autoland safety system in the TBM 940 single-engined turboprop.
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NewsAirline slot waivers need strict conditions: ACI World chief
Airports body ACI World does not completely oppose a waiver of the 80:20 slot rule in the North Hemisphere winter season, but argues it should only be applied with strict conditions attached.
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NewsAirbus ‘olive branch’ aims to end subsidy row as WTO remains impaired
Airbus’s adjustment of A350 launch aid contracts is intended to bring an early end to a transatlantic subsidies dispute which is otherwise set to drag on for several months as a consequence of delays to World Trade Organization decisions. The WTO’s appeals process has been crippled since last December by ...
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NewsEurope’s low-cost carriers look beyond the restart
With the European aviation market shaken and long-haul travel largely absent, it is the continent’s low-cost carriers that are embracing the restart, driven by pent-up leisure and visiting-friends-and-family (VFR) demand.
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Airline BusinessWhy SpiceJet may feel time is right for US and UK services
True long-haul flights would be a significant strategic change for the budget operator, and there are many challenges to overcome before services could start.
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NewsA350 launch aid rejig leaves US tariffs unjustified: Airbus chief
Airbus believes it is in complete compliance with World Trade Organization rulings on commercial aircraft subsidies after adjusting contracts for A350 government launch aid. The measure is the latest development in the long-running transatlantic dispute between the US and European Union administrations over provision of financial support to Boeing and ...
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NewsFinnair expects to restore 50% of flights by September
Finnair is expecting to rebuild its services over the third quarter, operating around 50% of its pre-crisis flight capacity by September, up from the figure of 25% in July. It aims to carry out 120 daily flights in August and increase this to 190 in September. The airline turned in ...
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NewsCharter carrier Jet Time collapses but owner plots Nordic successor
Danish charter carrier Jet Time is filing for bankruptcy, the latest air transport casualty of the crisis triggered by the coronavirus pandemic. Jet Time states that the restrictions on travel and closed borders have proven “too great a challenge” for the operator. Chief executive Jorgen Holme is submitting the filing ...
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NewsCombined cockpit-voice and data recorder set for A320neo line
Airbus A320neos will have a new combined cockpit-voice and flight-data recorder line-fit option this year following certification of L3Harris Technologies’ latest model. It features over 25h of cockpit recording and 25h of datalink recording, plus more than 70h of flight-data recording. Part of the company’s SRVIVR25 product range, the device ...
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NewsDassault rules out widening FCAS partnership
Dassault chief executive Eric Trappier has stressed that no more countries can be admitted to the Future Combat Air System (FCAS) programme being co-developed by France, Germany and Spain for fear of delaying the effort.
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NewsKLM focuses on destinations over frequencies as network recovers
Dutch carrier KLM is ramping up the number of destinations it serves, but frequencies will remain well down year-on-year.
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NewsIrkut carries out test installation of PD-14 for MC-21-310
Irkut has completed an initial test installation of the Russian-built Aviadvigatel PD-14 engine on an MC-21-300 rig. The domestically-powered version of the aircraft will be designated the MC-21-310, says state technology corporation Rostec. Installation of the first PD-14 on an MC-21 wing and pylon has been conducted at the Irkutsk ...
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NewsPandemic interrupts UK charges row over space-based ADS-B
Full resolution of a dispute over a new UK airspace charges, intended to pay for controversial space-based oceanic surveillance, has been deferred after the coronavirus crisis interrupted the effort to settle the clash. The dispute between en route navigation provider NERL and the Civil Aviation Authority – which has been ...