All Europe news – Page 567
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Russian 737 elevator concerns rooted in Tatarstan crash
Russian authorities’ concerns over Boeing 737 elevator controls appear to be rooted in a dispute over the cause of the fatal Tatarstan Airlines Boeing 737-500 crash at Kazan.
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Airbus edges closer to A350 delivery target
Airbus edged closer to its full-year target of 15 A350-900 deliveries by handing over four of the type during October, bringing the total to nine.
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Cruz to succeed Williams as British Airways chief
IAG has announced that British Airways executive chairman Keith Williams will retire in April 2016, and will be succeeded by Vueling chief Alex Cruz.
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Airbus begins flight-testing A350-1000 engine
Airbus has commenced flight-testing with the higher-thrust Rolls-Royce engine developed for the A350-1000.
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UK acts on suspicion that sabotage brought down A321
UK specialists are to carry out a security assessment of Sharm el-Sheikh airport after the government expressed concern that sabotage might have caused the destruction of a Russian-operated Airbus A321 over the Sinai peninsula.
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ANALYSIS: How improved data flow can transform MRO efficiency
Between aircraft generations, there has been an exponential increase in the volume of data automatically transmitted to the ground – be it in real time via radio or satellite data link, or through post-flight downloading at the airport gate.
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Lufthansa Technik wins more MRO business from GoAir
Indian budget carrier GoAir has expanded its engine overhaul agreement with Lufthansa Technik.
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NewsHeavyweight A400M clears grass landing test
Airbus Defence & Space has completed work to certificate its A400M tactical transport for operations on grass and natural soil landing strips.
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NewsTraveller takes shape as Tecnam sticks to timeline
Italian aircraft manufacturer Tecnam is readying its P2012 Traveller for rollout by March 2016, saying it remains on track for a maiden flight of the new 11-seat piston-twin in the second quarter of next year.
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NewsA400M prospects hinge on contract revision talks
Airbus Defence & Space is in fresh discussions with the launch customers for its A400M, with the goal of agreeing a renewed contract by early next year amending the transport’s delivery schedule and also the timeline for introducing its tactical capabilities.
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Inquiry urges icing-stall awareness after ATP incident
Norwegian investigators are seeking to improve pilots’ awareness of an impending stall during icing conditions on British Aerospace ATP turboprops, after a serious incident involving a West Atlantic aircraft last year.
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Air France-KLM's Chinese component shop gains European approval
Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance's components repair shop in Shanghai has been granted EASA approval.
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Capital Airlines seeks to operate China-Birmingham services
Capital Airlines has filed an application with the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) seeking to operate services to Birmingham.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: When will IPO window close for emerging LCCs?
When IndiGo's parent Interglobe Aviation launched its long-awaited initial public offering in late October, in many ways it typified airline listings which have or are poised to come to market.
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Kogalymavia defends upkeep of ill-fated A321
Russia’s Kogalymavia is defending itself over the condition of the MetroJet Airbus A321 which crashed in Sinai, having released a number of documents detailing the aircraft’s recent technical record.
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Task of reading MetroJet A321 recorders yet to be assigned
Investigators have yet to determine which authority will handle the download of data from the crashed MetroJet Airbus A321's flight recorders.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Why Transaero 777s could pressure used-widebody market
Pressure on used Boeing 777s could intensify if Transaero -200s and -300s are placed on the open market, following the Russian carrier's collapse last month.
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Egypt tells carriers to avoid Sinai airspace entry point
Egyptian authorities have requested that air traffic avoid a waypoint off the northern coast of the Sinai peninsula.
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At least one flight recorder recovered from crashed A321
Recovery teams at the site of the MetroJet Airbus A321 crash in northern Sinai have retrieved at least one flight recorder from the wreckage.
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A320 rate hike based on robust backlog: finance chief
Airbus Group is basing its latest planned A320-family production rate hike on a robust backlog, having assessed the risks to orders as well as the capabilities of the supply chain.