All Europe news – Page 406
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Ryanair to 'consider re-entering the French market'
Ryanair has indicated its readiness to start operating French bases again, citing a national supreme-court judgement relating to social insurance payments collected for Marseille-stationed crew between 2006 and 2010.
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PrivateFly plots expansion after Directional acquisition
UK online charter broker PrivateFly says it is working with its new owner Directional Aviation to develop a roadmap for the company, with the aim of creating the leading digital platform for on-demand business aircraft travel in the world.
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A350 operator opts for cabin air humidifiers in business class
Swedish cabin environment specialist CTT Systems has won a contract to supply air humidifiers for an unnamed airline's Airbus A350 fleet.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Can the industry get more women into the cockpit?
Kanchana Gamage begins presentations to young schoolchildren about careers in aviation by announcing that two pilots will be giving the talk. “When two women walk onto stage in their uniforms, the gasp from the audience is audible,” says the founder of the Aviatrix Project, a campaign to encourage more girls ...
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ANALYSIS: Are drones leading us down a collision course?
Drone use – both commercial and recreational – is on the rise in the UK, and, more worryingly, so is the frequency of airprox events involving unmanned air systems.
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Oriens looks to bolster MRO offering
Oriens Aviation, the exclusive distributor for Pilatus Aircraft in the UK and Ireland, is seeking to grow its maintenance, repair and overhaul offering and become a leading brand in the business aircraft support sector.
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Jetfly takes delivery of first PC-24
Fractional ownership operator Jetfly has taken delivery of its first PC-24 from a 2013 order for four of the superlight business jets. The aircraft (LX-PCA) was handed over to the Luxembourg-headquartered company on 14 September, entering service three days later, says company executive Cédric Lescop.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Engine OEMs under supply-chain pressure
Manufacturers of large commercial aircraft engines are in the fortunate position of having order backlogs equating to years of production. But the steep ramp-ups required for new-generation engines – notably those powering narrowbodies – have put manufacturers and their suppliers under severe pressure.
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United to fly 787s to Europe from Newark in 2019
United Airlines will fly Boeing 787s to Europe from its Newark Liberty International airport by next summer, as it preps for the introduction of its latest Dreamliner variant.
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LHT eyes part-sale of Aviatar digital services platform
Lufthansa Technik is planning a part-divestment of its digital services platform, Aviatar, in an effort to establish a "neutral" system for operators to access and analyse aircraft onboard data.
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Royal Brunei picks Air France-KLM's MRO arm for Leap support
Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance has won a contract to service the CFM International Leap-1A engines powering Royal Brunei Airlines' Airbus A320neo fleet.
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Europe approves Fusion upgrade on King Airs
European regulators have approved the installation of the Rockwell Collins Pro Line Fusion upgrade on Pro Line II-equipped Beechcraft King Air B200 and B300-series twin-turboprops.
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Former Rossiya chief to take over at Vnukovo airport
Outgoing Rossiya chief executive Dmitry Saprykin is to take the helm at Moscow's Vnukovo airport.
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PICTURE: ANA's first A380 makes flying debut
All Nippon Airways' first Airbus A380 has completed its maiden flight.
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Interview
INTERVIEW: James Moon, founder of Sight2Save
Through his charity, Sight2Save, James Moon is seeking to seeking to restore the sight of millions of people in developing countries using the power of flight
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Birmingham aims to regain transatlantic flights by 2020
Birmingham airport may have to wait until 2020 to regain transatlantic services after Primera cancelled its services to Newark, Boston and Toronto from the UK gateway this summer.
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ATR names Leonardo executive as new chief
Turboprop manufacturer ATR has named Stefano Bortoli as its new chief executive, following the departure of Christian Scherer to Airbus.
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Sochi overrun 737 landed nearly halfway down runway
Russian investigators have disclosed that the Utair Boeing 737-800 which overran at Sochi touched down almost halfway along the runway.
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Netherlands to proceed with major AH-64 upgrade
The Netherlands will spend over $1 billion to remanufacture and upgrade its 28 Boeing AH-64D Apache attack helicopters to the AH-64E standard.
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Vienna airport chief foresees consolidation of LCC presence
Vienna airport’s chief executive Julian Jager expects to see some "consolidation" in the low-cost sector next year as competition between new budget carrier entrants intensifies.