All Europe news – Page 309
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NewsLOT 737 departed with weight error after mail overlooked
UK investigators have determined that a LOT Boeing 737-800 took off from London Heathrow with a weight error close to 1t, after a consignment of mail was inadvertently discarded from loading records. The mail was initially recorded twice in the load management system while the aircraft (SP-LWA) was being prepared ...
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NewsDutch airports set to introduce remote towers
Maastricht and Groningen airports in the Netherlands are set to undergo a switch to digital remote tower control under a programme overseen by Dutch air navigation service LVNL. The two airports will be part of an initial deployment of remote towers through a contract which will also establish a remote ...
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NewsSafety not considered during air service tenders: investigators
Finnish investigators have raised concerns that safety considerations are not given sufficient attention during competitive tender processes for air services. The country’s Safety Investigation Authority has highlighted the “minor role” that safety issues play in public tendering, in its probe into a Saab 340B excursion during landing at Savonlinna in ...
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NewsExcursion Saab 340 floated before landing on snow bank
Finnish investigators believe a RAF-Avia Saab 340B crew did not realise that the aircraft had drifted left of the centreline, over an area of banked snow on the edge of the runway, before it touched down at Savonlinna airport. Runway 12 had been cleared to a width of 37m a ...
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Airline BusinessNorth American airline profits seen strengthening in 2019
IATA sees all regions except North American carriers making less profits in 2019 than it expected six months ago, but by contrast expects all these other regions to improve their performance next year.
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NewsRyanair passengers ‘will not know if 737 Max is due to operate flight’
Ryanair’s aircraft allocation procedures mean passengers will not be told during the booking process whether or not their flights are due to be operated by Boeing 737 Max jets, according to group chief executive Michael O’Leary.
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NewsRyanair chief wants ‘majority in favour of something’ from UK election
The airline industry would benefit from the UK’s parliamentary election on 12 December producing a “clear majority” regarding a way forward on Brexit, in the view of Ryanair group chief executive Michael O’Leary.
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NewsF3-R-standard Rafale gains key French approval
France has declared initial operational capability (IOC) with the F3-R-standard Dassault Rafale fighter.
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Airline BusinessDo high-profile failures tell the airline story of 2019?
Collective airline profits are likely to end 2019 still relatively high by the industry’s historical performance standards, if short of their more recent peaks. But several high-profile failures mean it feels like anything but a banner year for the sector.
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NewsAirbus seeks leader for new aircraft projects division
Airbus is seeking a candidate to lead its future projects initiative for commercial aircraft development. Its centre of competence for aircraft architecture is looking to recruit an “inspirational” leader, to be based in Toulouse, for the future projects office. “For the first time in 50 years, Airbus has no major ...
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NewsIATA sees airline profits jumping back after cutting outlook for 2019
Airline body IATA expects collective industry profits to climb back to almost $30 billion in 2020, despite cutting its outlook for the current year by a further $2 billion in its latest forecast.
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NewsAirbus might not be obstructed by WTO appeal impasse
Airbus’s appeal over the latest World Trade Organization ruling may not necessarily be held up by the impasse which is forcing suspension of the WTO’s Appellate Body. The airframer remains locked in a transatlantic dispute with Boeing over government subsidies to large civil aircraft programmes. But the WTO mechanism is ...
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NewsShortfalls in Armenian oversight concern EASA
Scrutiny of Armenian regulation is being stepped up after the country’s Civil Aviation Committee failed to convince European air safety specialists that it was providing sufficient oversight to carriers. The European Union Aviation Safety Agency discovered shortfalls in oversight when it carried out a visit to carriers Taron Avia and ...
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NewsGermany takes first H145 helicopter for SAR missions
Germany has received the first of an eventual seven Airbus Helicopters H145s to be used for search and rescue (SAR) missions by the army.
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OpinionTen years after debut, can A400M sales take off?
It has certainly taken a long time, but Airbus at last looks to be entering smoother air with its long-troubled A400M Atlas tactical transport.
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NewsSkyports secures funding for future expansion
UK Urban air mobility (UAM) infrastructure developer Skyports has secured £5.35 million ($7 million) in funding from what it calls “quality investors”, who share its vision of creating a global network of vertiports to support the nascent vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) air taxi market.
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NewsArmenian authority placed under closer EU safety monitoring
Armenia’s civil aviation regulator has been placed under increased monitoring by European safety authorities as part of a revision of the European Commission airline blacklist.
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NewsAvolon trims A350 order as A330neo commitment rises
Lessor Avolon appears to have dropped four Airbus A350-900s from its total order for 14 of the type.
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NewsEU appeals latest WTO ruling against Airbus
European Union representatives have lodged an appeal against the latest findings from a World Trade Organization panel regarding the long-running transatlantic subsidies dispute. The WTO’s findings distributed on 2 December stated that the EU side had failed to show that German and UK subsidy to the Airbus A350 had been ...
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NewsAer Lingus revealed as customer for two more A330s
Aer Lingus has emerged as a customer for two more Airbus A330-300s, analysis of the airframer’s latest backlog figures has revealed.