All Europe news – Page 445
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GE renames ATP engine 'Catalyst' as test plan heats up
GE Aviation's Czech-built Advanced Turboprop (ATP) engine has been rebranded Catalyst, as the manufacturer readies the new design for critical certification tests relating to ice crystal icing this summer.
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Interview
INTERVIEW: Contacts are key to Luxaviation's broker desk head
Chris Watson is head of Luxaviation Group’s broker desk – the company-wide charter sales office dedicated to serving brokers and providing customers with access to the Luxaviation's 250-strong charter fleet.
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Czech carrier banned after treacherous L-410 landing
UK investigators have determined that the crew of a Let L-410 opted to land at the Isle of Man in a crosswind double the maximum demonstrated certification level.
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Virgin Atlantic unbundles economy fares
Virgin Atlantic will offer three categories of economy ticket as it embraces the trend of unbundling fares in a competitive transatlantic long-haul environment.
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Virgin cancels long-dormant A380 order
Virgin Atlantic has finally cancelled its order for six Airbus A380s, the airframer's latest backlog data shows.
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NewsAirbus to slash A400M assembly rate
Airbus is to dramatically slow its final assembly rate for the A400M tactical transport from a high of 19 achieved in 2017 to only eight per year from 2020.
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EU will aim to avoid 'absurd' flight disruption after Brexit
The European Union will seek to avoid the "particularly absurd" prospect of flights between the continental bloc and the UK being disrupted as a result of Brexit, European Council president Donald Tusk says.
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A380 and A400M rate cuts affect up to 3,700 staff
Airbus estimates that its proposed reduction in A380 and A400M production rates will affect up to 3,700 personnel across its four home nations.
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SNAPSHOT: More than 1,700 airliners delivered in 2017
Almost $110 billion of airliners were delivered in 2017, Flight Fleets Analyzer data shows based on Ascend’s 2017 Full-Life Base Values.
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NewsAMAC begins works on ACJ330 overhaul
Swiss completions house AMAC Aerospace has inducted an Airbus ACJ330 into its facility in Basel for major maintenance and refurbishment work.
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Rolls-Royce takes hit on 787 and A380 blade flaws
Rolls-Royce has recognised a charge of £227 million ($315 million) in its full-year results relating to costs associated with addressing in-service technical issues on Boeing 787 and Airbus A380 engines.
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Airbus philosophical over loss of sole A330-800 order
Airbus insists the A330-800 still has prospects despite cancellation of the only order for the type, following Hawaiian Airlines' decision to introduce Boeing 787-9s.
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NAC buys four CityJet CRJ900s
Danish lessor Nordic Aviation Capital has completed a sale-and-leaseback deal covering four Bombardier CRJ900s with CityJet.
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Med-View refurbishes 767 cabin
UK-based Mac Interiors is nearing completion of a Boeing 767 cabin upgrade for Nigerian carrier Med-View Airlines.
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More A380s of interest to IAG but prices 'ridiculous': chief
IAG chief executive Willie Walsh is interested in purchasing more Airbus A380s but "wouldn't waste 10 second on it" based on prices he has seen.
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Hendell plans to double PC-12 fleet as demand soars
Hendell Aviation, Europe’s largest commercial operator of the Pilatus PC-12, plans to more than double its fleet by the end of the year, as demand for the single-engined turboprop continues to grow across the region.
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Brexit situation 'stark' but UK could remain in EU: Ryanair chief
Ryanair chief executive Michael O'Leary today acknowledged a "somewhat stark" situation as the UK moves towards its exit from the European Union, and highlighted that the Irish carrier's ownership structure would need to be addressed in the event of a "hard Brexit".
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EASA details proposed CFM56 blade checks on 737s
European safety specialists are proposing a check on fan blades on CFM International CFM56 engines fitted to Boeing 737s.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Rising traffic feeds Georgia's hub ambitions
Georgia was once an important point on the historic Silk Road trade route linking China with Europe. Now the country has ambitions to develop itself once more as a transit hub – this time on the back of a burgeoning aviation market.
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Bedek launches engine-leasing unit
Israel Aerospace Industries' Bedek division has launched a new engine-leasing department.