All Europe news – Page 306
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NewsAirbus reveals order for 40 A330neos
Airbus has revealed an order for 40 A330neo jets was placed in the last month of 2019, helping to lift the re-engined type’s net total for the year. The order, placed on 23 December, is attributed to an unidentified customer. Airbus’s full-year backlog data shows that the agreement is for ...
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NewsAirbus achieves 768 net orders, 863 deliveries, for 2019
Airbus has disclosed that it took 768 net orders last year and delivered a total of 863 aircraft, up on the previous year’s 800. The deliveries included 112 A350s – of which 25 were the larger -1000 variant – plus 53 A330s and eight A380s. It says the 173 long-haul ...
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NewsWings mated to flight-test Il-96-400M
Ilyushin has transferred the first test-flight Il-96-400M airframe to a final assembly line where it will be fitted with control systems and its cabin interior. Fuselage mating and attachment of the primary wing structure is complete. The prototype of the four-engined transport is intended to be finished before the end ...
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NewsFalcon shipments dip in ‘difficult market’
Deliveries of Falcon business jets dipped to 40 units in 2019, compared with 41 the previous year, with Dassault saying output for the period was five aircraft short of its 2019 guidance because of what it describes as “a difficult market”.
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News‘Flight shame’ a factor in Swedish traffic decline
Passenger numbers at Swedish airports declined 4% last year, to around 40 million, from an all-time high the previous year.
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NewsTUIfly to start German-based 787 operation in Dusseldorf
TUI’s German airline operation has selected Dusseldorf as a base for a planned long-haul operation with Boeing 787s.
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AnalysisWhy IAG’s outgoing chief will be a tough act to follow
The structure of IAG, with Willie Walsh as chief architect, has arguably given it the strongest foundations among peers.
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InterviewHelping ThyssenKrupp Aerospace form a vital link in supply chains
As chief executive of German industrial giant ThyssenKrupp’s aerospace unit, Patrick Marous channels his early passion for flight into assisting aerospace manufacturers in optimising raw materials sourcing
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NewsRyanair ups annual profit guidance from €800-900m to €1bn
Ryanair has raised its profit guidance for the year ending 31 March to €1 billion ($1.1 billion), from a previous €800-€90 million, after a last-minute surge in Christmas and New Year bookings.
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NewsBritish Airways A319 spoiler strayed after maintenance lapse
Investigators have determined that failure to follow maintenance procedures resulted in a British Airways Airbus A319 experiencing in-flight control problems arising from a loose spoiler. While taxiing at London Gatwick on 2 April last year, the aircraft had returned to stand to resolve a flight-control status message, and two engineers ...
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NewsFinland launches HX fighter evaluation work
Finland has launched the latest stage of its HX fighter contest, with a first candidate type now involved in flight evaluation from the nation’s Pirkkala air base.
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NewsLow-approach A321 crew unaware of Stansted threshold shift
Pilots of a SmartLynx Airbus A321 conducted a low approach to London Stansted because its crew had not realised that a revised arrival procedure, with a displaced threshold, was in place. The aircraft had been approaching runway 22 at night on 22 July last year. Repair work had been taking ...
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NewsGallego to provide ‘continuity’ as new IAG chief: Bernstein
Iberia boss Luis Gallego’s appointment to succeed Willie Walsh when the IAG chief executive retires later this year has been welcomed by Bernstein analysts, who see him as a “continuity” candidate.
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NewsIAG chief Willie Walsh to retire in June 2020
IAG chief executive Willie Walsh is to step down from his post on 26 March, and plans to retire completely on 30 June. He will be succeeded by Iberia chief executive Luis Gallego, says the British Airways and Iberia parent company. Walsh had previously signalled his intention to retire from ...
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NewsAirbus set to offer A350 with dimmable windows
Airbus is intending to offer electronically-dimmable windows as an option on A350s, and plans to disclose more details at the Aircraft Interiors Expo at the end of March. The airframer does not currently use such technology in its aircraft range, unlike Boeing which fits dimmable windows on its 787s. Airbus ...
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NewsUkraine International 737 crashes in Iran
A Ukraine International Airlines Boeing 737-800 has reportedly crashed after taking off from Tehran. The aircraft, operating flight PS752 bound for Kiev, was carrying 180 passengers and crew, according to local media reports. While details surrounding the crash are unclear, some reports have pointed to “technical problems” as ...
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NewsAirbus in line to offer dimmable windows: supplier
Airbus is offering electronically-dimmable windows on its aircraft, according to a Michigan-based supplier of the technology. Gentex Corporation disclosed the development during the CES2020 consumer technology show in Las Vegas. It says that Airbus is “now offering” the technology on its aircraft, although neither party has indicated which aircraft types ...
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NewsPegasus 737-800 veers off runway at Istanbul
Pegasus Airlines has disclosed that a Boeing 737-800 suffered a runway excursion while landing in poor weather at Istanbul’s Sabiha Gokcen airport. The aircraft (TC-CCK) had been arriving from Sharjah, in the United Arab Emirates, as flight PC747. It conducted its approach to runway 06 at about 09:10 on 7 ...
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NewsChecks required after Air France A380 engine blade failures
Investigators have yet to establish the root cause of a fan-blade fracture involved in an engine failure affecting an Air France Airbus A380. The US FAA states that the reason for the first-stage low-pressure compressor blade fracture is “still undetermined” in an interim directive requiring further precautionary action on Engine ...
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NewsAir France A318 captures false glideslope at Toulon
French investigators are probing an incident during which an Airbus A318 encountered a false glideslope on approach to Toulon. The Air France aircraft had been operating from Paris Orly on 20 December, and had been descending towards Hyeres La Palyvestre airport. French investigation authority BEA states that the aircraft captured ...