All Europe news – Page 498
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INSIGHT FROM FLIGHTGLOBAL: Where do Europe’s major LCCs compete directly?
Analysis of FlightGlobal schedules data for April covering Europe’s big low-cost carriers shows an increase in the proportion of routes where two or more of these airlines compete directly.
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SR Technics tentatively signs to expand Maltese operation
SR Technics has signed a memorandum of understanding with Malta Enterprise and Malta Industrial Parks to "assess the possibility of expanding" operations in the Mediterranean island nation.
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'Weak' market dents Embraer Executive Jets
Embraer's executive jets division recorded a 44% fall in revenues for the first quarter of 2017, due to decline in shipments and a less favourable mix of aircraft types.
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Titan to acquire all-premium A318 from BA
UK charter specialist Titan Airways is to acquire one of British Airways' two Airbus A318s.
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Alitalia bridge loan in line with EU state-aid rules: government
Italy's government has approved a bridge loan of €600 million ($655 million) for the embattled flag-carrier Alitalia, as the airline prepared to enter extraordinary administration.
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Leonardo slashes stake in SuperJet International
Italian aerospace firm Leonardo has cut its shareholding in the SuperJet International joint venture to a minority.
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PICTURE: NATO puts Baltic air defences to the test
NATO staged the two-day "Ramstein Alloy 4" exercise in late April over Lithuania, giving locally deployed air forces the opportunity to practise quick reaction alert procedures and boost interoperability.
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Pilatus records successful 2016, with PC-12NG its star performer
Pilatus Aircraft’s general aviation division recorded a 30% hike in revenues during 2016, with the surge due almost entirely to the stellar performance of its flagship PC-12NG single-engined turboprop.
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Alitalia to file for extraordinary administration
Alitalia is to file for extraordinary administration following a meeting of the beleaguered airline's shareholders.
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US Army Europe calls for more CH-47 blade folding kits
The US Army needs more blade folding kits to help deploy its Boeing CH-47 Chinooks, the service’s deputy chief of staff for NATO operations says this week.
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C919 ground runs test new reverser design
High-speed ground runs with the Comac C919 mark the first full-scale operational tests of a new thrust-reverser design.
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Air Canada expands maintenance partnership with LHT
Air Canada has contracted Lufthansa Technik to support components for its on-order Boeing 737 Max fleet and extended an engine maintenance deal for the carrier's Airbus A320-family jets.
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Airbus cools on A330 production rate rise
Airbus indicates it is not committing to increase the rate of A330 production this year, although it maintains that such a shift would not be difficult.
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Airbus positive over A380 second-hand market
Airbus remains positive that a viable second-hand market for the Airbus A380 will be created, Cathal Kyle, head of customer finance Europe and Asia told delegates at the Doric Aviation Investors’ Day in Frankfurt on 25 April.
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Transition effects bring down Airbus's first-quarter profits
Airbus's first-quarter earnings from the commercial aircraft division were down by 31% to €281 million, as the airframer continues the transition to a new aircraft mix.
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Qantas to adjust long-haul network with advent of Perth-London
Qantas Airways will drop its daily Melbourne-Dubai-London route in March 2018 when it launches daily Melbourne-Perth-London service.
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F-35 will not attend Paris Air Show
The Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter will not make another trip across the pond this summer for the Paris air show, the joint programme office confirmed this week.
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Alitalia shareholders to meet on 27 April as crisis mounts
Alitalia has called a crunch shareholders meeting for 27 April to "initiate procedures proved for by law" after a planned recapitalisation was hit by workers rejecting cuts in a new a labour deal.
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StandardAero bolsters European MRO offering
US maintenance, repair and overhaul company StandardAero is bolstering its Honeywell HTF7000 engine support capabilities in Europe, in anticipation of a rise in work as more aircraft powered by the turbofan family enter service across the region.
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Italy's Ernest Airlines eyes international expansion
Italy’s Ernest Airlines could expand into European markets outside of Albania as soon as this winter, commercial director Ilza Xhelo discloses.