All Europe news – Page 500
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PICTURE: Virgin America becomes first to take A321neo
Virgin America has been revealed as the first recipient of an Airbus A321neo, after the aircraft was formally delivered to the US carrier.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Eurofighter targets build rate to extend production
Eurofighter now has only 99 Typhoons left to deliver in order to fulfil its current orders, and while the four-nation industrial consortium is actively seeking new customers for the type, measures have been put in place to slow its production rate.
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Boeing pulls out of Belgian fighter competition
Boeing will not compete its F/A-18 Super Hornet to replace Belgium’s fleet of Lockheed Martin F-16s, the company informed the nation's government this week.
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Illegal overbooking highlighted after Pobeda boarding denial
Russian authorities have underlined the illegality of overbooking within the country after highlighting a case in which a disabled passenger was denied boarding by budget airline Pobeda.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: After a record year, airframers see dip in backlog
Airframers enjoyed a record year for commercial deliveries during 2016, but an orders downturn made a dent in the industry’s backlog, which fell for the first time since 2009
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JAL teams with Dassault for private jet connections at Paris
Japan Airlines has signed an agreement with Dassault Falcon Services to offer passengers private jet connections across Europe and Africa to its services at Paris Charles de Gaulle airport from 1 May.
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Cirrus Vision Jet poised for European validation
Cirrus Aircraft is hoping to secure European certification for its SF50 Vision Jet before the end of the second quarter, so it can begin delivering the first single-engined personal jets to local owners and operators.
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Estonian bank LHV to finance two Nordica CRJ900s
Estonian banking group LHV is financing the purchase of two Bombardier CRJ900s for use by Nordica.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: 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, albeit that there is head-to-head competition between these operators on only a minority of their routes.
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Russian aerospace centre tests overwing-engine design
Russian analysts have conducted windtunnel tests on an overwing-engine aircraft design which is intended to reduce noise.
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PICTURE: Rossiya adopts 'big cat' scheme on 777
Russian carrier Rossiya has unveiled a Boeing 777-300 with a specialised paint scheme intended to draw attention to conservation of rare wildlife, including big cats.
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OpinionOPINION: Can Typhoon storm to further sales?
It was, as chief executive Volker Paltzo put it, a very special day as the Eurofighter consortium delivered its 500th production example of the Typhoon in Turin.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Rolls-Royce puts UltraFan gearbox under power
In the flat, sandy landscape on the southern outskirts of Berlin, preparations are under way to start by mid-year full-scale testing of the gearbox that is to become a central part of Rolls-Royce's future commercial engine family.
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OpinionOPINION: Alitalia's management will be judged on implementation
Bloomberg's 24 March report that the Italian government was consdering emergency financing for Alitalia to aid the flag carrier's latest rescue plan was hardly a surprise.
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CAAC clears Lufthansa Technik for ACJ319 MRO work
Lufthansa Technik has obtained Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) approval to operate as a maintenance station for the Airbus Corporate Jets ACJ319 aircraft.
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NewsEDA pushes for more action on tanker capacity
European Defence Agency (EDA) officials have urged the organisation's partner nations to take further steps to optimise their delivery of air-to-air refuelling (AAR) operations.
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NewsPICTURE: Eurofighter delivers 500th Typhoon
Eurofighter has delivered to the Italian air force its 500th Typhoon, 14 years after it handed over the first example to the UK Royal Air Force.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Cruz marks year at BA by going on the offensive
British Airways chief executive Alex Cruz marked his first year in charge of the Oneworld carrier by launching a marketing push for a £400 million ($500 million) investment programme under which it is upgrading its premium product offering.
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Kongsberg JSM to receive BAE Australia RF seeker
Canberra has signed a contract with Kongsberg Defence Systems to integrate a radio frequency (RF) seeker developed by the BAE Systems Australia into the company's Joint Strike Missle (JSM).
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FlightGlobal jobs fair to examine why so few women are on the flightdeck
One of the key questions to be examined in this month’s free FlightGlobal virtual pilots’ jobs fair is why so few women become airline pilots.