All Europe news – Page 396
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Pilot gender imbalance will take time to fix: EasyJet
A global imbalance in the number of female compared with male pilots is going to take "some time to change", believes EasyJet’s chief operating officer Chris Browne.
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E190 upset inquiry details pilots' battle to regain control
Preliminary inquiries by Portuguese investigators indicate that a serious loss of roll control by an Air Astana Embraer 190 was “consistent” with “possible disturbance” during earlier maintenance work.
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UK regional operator Flybe in talks to sell company
UK regional operator Flybe Group has disclosed that it is considering a sale of the business as part of a wide-ranging review of strategic options.
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Investigators ponder UK jets' encounter with high-speed objects
Investigators are probing the origin of high-speed objects encountered by two UK transatlantic flights as they approach south-west Ireland on 9 November.
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Star Alliance makes connecting partner model 'less burdensome'
Star Alliance expects to add “a couple” of airlines to its network over the next six to 12 months, after having revised its connecting partner model.
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Samad's e-Starling enters preliminary design phase
UK start-up Samad Aerospace has entered the preliminary design review phase on its e-Starling hybrid-electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft, and has set out an ambitious plan to bring the six-seater to market by 2022, with a the 10-seat Starling Jet to follow two years later.
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Airbus indicates A321XLR would have over 100t MTOW
Airbus is looking at taking the maximum take-off weight of the A321neo above 100t in order to extend the range of the type beyond that of the new A321LR.
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Binter to take its first E195-E2 in second half of 2019
Binter Canarias is scheduled receive its first example of the under-development Embraer 195-E2 during the second half 2019, making the Spanish carrier the type's initial European operator.
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Air Astana E190 control-loss crew prepared to ditch in ocean
Investigations are under way into a serious loss-of-control incident involving an Air Astana Embraer 190, during which the crew considered ditching in the sea.
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Eighteen A330neos revive Airbus long-haul order book
Airbus secured orders for 10 A330-900s from an undisclosed customer at the end of October, rounding off a month in which it formally logged eight A330-800s for Kuwait Airways.
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ATR adopts dollar for production calculations
Airbus and Leonardo will in future use dollars as their accounting reference with suppliers to the ATR joint venture in a bid to reduce currency-related headwinds for the twin-turboprop manufacturer.
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Boeing-Safran APU venture 'open for business'
Boeing and Safran's new auxiliary power unit joint venture is "open for business" after regulators gave their go-ahead for the operation.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Regional airliner sector's slow climb
Sales of regional jets and turboprops are more limited in frequency and scale than for the mainliner sector, and particularly narrowbodies like the Airbus A320neo and Boeing 737 Max. Our data shows that during the first nine months of this year, net orders for aircraft in these two categories totalled ...
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PICTURES: Air Baltic marks Latvian centenary with A220 scheme
Air Baltic has revealed a colourful paint scheme on one of its Airbus A220 aircraft during a ceremony today.
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Ryanair jet impounded at Bordeaux airport over state aid case
A Ryanair aircraft at Bordeaux airport has been seized by French authorities as part of efforts to reclaim state aid paid to the carrier.
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Helicopters lift Leonardo nine-month order intake
Deliveries at Leonardo Helicopters rose during the first nine months of 2018 as "strong commercial momentum" in the segment helped the division's year-on-year performance.
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PICTURES: Mock-up reveals CR929 cockpit and cabin ideas
The full-scale CR929 mock-up unveiled at Airshow China this week by Russian-Chinese venture CRAIC illustrates how the cockpit and cabin of the widebody might look.
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ATR and Air NZ to investigate hybrid regional aircraft
ATR and Air New Zealand have signed an agreement to explore the potential for hybrid propulsion to be used in regional aircraft.
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Flybe monitors director modes after Q400 dive incident
UK regional operator Flybe has introduced flight-data monitoring to check for pilots’ incorrectly select flight-director modes before take-off, following a serious incident involving a Bombardier Q400 departing Belfast City.
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PICTURE: A321 is first Austrian Airbus to be rebranded
Austrian Airlines has introduced into service the first Airbus type adorned with its new livery.