All Europe news – Page 469
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ANALYSIS: KLM chief hails effect of fleet transformation
Two years from now, KLM will mark the centenary of its foundation: a milestone which it believes makes it the world's oldest continuously operating airline.
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Air Berlin seals asset sale with Lufthansa
Lufthansa Group has signed an agreement with Air Berlin to acquire parts of the insolvent Oneworld carrier's operations.
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Ryanair pilot urges carrier to engage in collective talks
Ryanair captain Imelda Comer has offered to serve as "a conduit to enable constructive engagement" between management and pilots.
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Air Baltic begins returning CS300 fleet to service
Latvian carrier Air Baltic has started restoring services with Bombardier CS300s, following a suspension of the fleet for engine checks.
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A380 engine inquiry wrestles with transport logistics
Investigators are to put a damaged Air France Airbus A380 engine into storage in Canada, to protect it, while arrangement are made to transport the powerplant for analysis.
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Post-Brexit EU-UK aviation relationship still an unknown: Hololei
It is still too early to say what the EU-UK aviation market will look like after Brexit, a senior European Commission aviation official has acknowledged.
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Flybe Q400 tail-strike traced to excessive power reduction
UK investigators have determined that a Flybe Bombardier Q400 tail-strike at Newcastle occurred after its throttle was reduced to an inappropriately low setting on approach.
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Air Baltic temporarily grounds CSeries fleet
Latvian carrier Air Baltic is temporarily grounding its entire fleet of Bombardier CSeries jets pending technical checks on the engines.
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UK chancellor: Halt to flights 'theoretical' after EU exit
UK chancellor Philip Hammond has acknowledged the possibility of a halt to European flights following the UK's withdrawal from the European Union, but has also dismissed it as far-fetched.
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ANALYSIS: Boeing 747 loses its crown to A380
When Garuda Indonesia retired its final Boeing 747-400 on 9 October, it confirmed an inevitable milestone for the original queen of the skies as the 747 passenger in-service fleet declined below that of the Airbus A380.
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NBAA: Airbus Corporate Jets turns focus to Global 7000 threat
Breaking from its typical counter-Boeing-themed press briefing, Airbus Corporate Jets’ press conference earlier today instead aimed to highlight the advantages of the ACJ320neo versus a traditional, large cabin business jet – particularly, the forthcoming Bombardier Global 7000.
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A330neo poised to fly in third week of October
Airbus appears to be aiming to fly the re-engined A330neo for the first time next week.
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UK defends Bombardier with outright rejection of Boeing case
Boeing's trade case against Bombardier over the CSeries has been categorically rejected as having no merit by the UK government, which has urged the US airframer to withdraw the complaint immediately.
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Air France and Vietnam Airlines to set up joint venture
Air France and Vietnam Airlines are establishing a joint venture for their services between Paris Charles de Gaulle and both Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.
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PICTURE: Flight testing of A330P2F begins
German modification and maintenance specialist Elbe Flugzeugwerke has started test flights of the first Airbus A330 it has converted from passenger to freighter configuration.
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UK pilots alarmed at prospect of EU deal failure
UK cockpit crew representatives are expressing alarm at the possibility that the government is prepared to withdraw from the European Union without a trade agreement.
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Sharm el-Sheikh ban 'for good reasons': UK transport secretary
UK transport secretary Chris Grayling has not given any firm indication as to when the government will lift restrictions on operations to Sharm el-Sheikh airport.
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NBAA: Pilatus puts PC-12NG in the spotlight
Pilatus’s new PC-24 may be taking centre stage at this year’s show, but the Swiss airframer is also keen to promote its long-established single-engined sibling, the PC-12NG, as a worthy contender for the spotlight.
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Monarch collapse: Politicians scrap over EU vote effect
UK politicians have clashed in parliament over the degree to which the decision to withdraw from the European Union influenced the collapse of leisure carrier Monarch Airlines.
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NBAA: Cutter celebrates 90 years with motorbike giveaway
Fixed-based operator Cutter Aviation is marking nearly 90 years in business by giving away at NBAA a classic motorcycle and sidecar.