All Europe news – Page 646

  • News

    Georgia and Russia target resumption of flights

    2014-07-11T10:34:15Z

    ​Georgian and Russian authorities have outlined steps for restoring scheduled services after a six-year suspension of bilateral air links.

  • A330
    News

    Teasing 'A330neo' and 'A350-300' domains reserved

    2014-07-10T20:05:00Z

    While Airbus has increasingly indicated a leaning towards re-engining the A330, it has yet to give any formal pointers towards a possible designation for the type.

  • F-35 model RIAT
    News

    F-35 to miss RIAT, show organiser says

    2014-07-10T17:58:36Z

    ​The continuation of a grounding order imposed on the Lockheed Martin F-35 fleet on 3 July means the type will not be taking part in the 11-13 July Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT), the show's organisers have confirmed.

  • A380
    News

    Boeing rejects 'mega-city' case for A380

    2014-07-10T15:10:00Z

    ​Boeing is dismissing Airbus’s claim that the emergence of “mega-cities” will drive future demand for high-capacity transports including the A380.

  • MBDA Meteor Gripen full size
    News

    Meteor missile validated on board Swedish Gripens

    2014-07-10T14:11:13Z

    ​MBDA’s Meteor missile has successfully completed a firing campaign on board the Saab Gripen fighter jet, marking the complete validation of the integration of the missile on board the Swedish air force’s aircraft.

  • Pave Hawk birds - Rex Features
    News

    Multiple birdstrike downed Pave Hawk, USAF concludes

    2014-07-10T11:16:38Z

    ​A multiple birdstrike caused the 7 January fatal crash of a US Air Force Sikorsky HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter over the UK east coast, accident investigators have determined.

  • Money 304
    Analysis

    ANALYSIS: Airlines profit in excess liquidity

    2014-07-10T10:54:52Z

    ​Airlines have much to look forward to in the second-half of 2014 as aircraft financings are likely to become cheaper as an excess of liquidity continues to find its home in the aviation sector. “If I were to make a very general statement, I think pricing could still go ...

  • North sea helicopter safety
    News

    Committee calls for public inquiry into North Sea helicopter safety

    2014-07-10T10:30:00Z

    ​Having examined the recent safety performance of oil- and gas-support helicopter operations in the UK sector of the North Sea, the UK Parliamentary Transport Select Committee has called for an independent public inquiry on the grounds that the Civil Aviation Authority “did not consider the evidence that commercial pressure impacts ...

  • A350
    News

    FARNBOROUGH: Airbus faces up to its widebody conundrums

    2014-07-10T09:35:00Z

    The rivalry in the widebody sector is intense not because Airbus and Boeing have directly competing products, but because they do not. Each has a different vision for the long-haul market, and the Farnborough air show will see them continue their tussle over which is right.

  • F-35B
    News

    Lockheed 'confident' F-35 can still make UK show debut

    2014-07-09T13:30:00Z

    The US Department of Defense has yet to lift its grounding order on the F-35, but Lockheed Martin remains optimistic that the type will be able to make its UK air show debut before next week is over.

  • WiJet Mustang
    News

    WiJet joins forces wth Air France to boost first class offering

    2014-07-09T12:24:05Z

    ​French business-aircraft operator Wijet has teamed up with Air France to offer private jet services to the flag carrier’s first-class passengers.

  • AW189
    News

    FARNBOROUGH: Helicopter market settles into execution mode

    2014-07-09T09:32:00Z

    This year has been relatively sedate for rotorcraft manufacturers, with the focus being on certificating, building and shipping new types announced in years past

  • News

    RAeS backs UK aircraft carrier acquisition

    2014-07-08T17:08:34Z

    ​A timely report on the maritime air power capabilities of the UK has claimed that the Royal Navy’s new aircraft carrier – officially named on 4 July – is a wise acquisition based on the strategic advantage that the vessel will bring to the nation.

  • News

    FARNBOROUGH: Kaman's bullish expansion plans

    2014-07-08T11:06:00Z

    After launching its state-of-the-art Burnley facility, supplier Kaman Aerospace has strengthened its Europe presence and is ready to take on the world

  • A350 crosswind
    News

    PICTURE: A350 performs crosswind tests in Iceland

    2014-07-08T10:19:00Z

    Airbus has been continuing performing testing of the A350-900 with a series of crosswind handling trials at Reykjavik’s Keflavik airport.

  • 777 production
    News

    FARNBOROUGH: Forget orders - M&A is the measure of a robust industry

    2014-07-07T15:59:00Z

    Farnborough watchers love to count ­orders, which is understandable; the event, after all, is an “air show” – a comparatively glamorous category of trade exhibitions at which aircraft (as opposed to, say, machine tools or agricultural equipment) are placed on display in hope of attracting buyers.

  • Rivet Joint AAR - USAF
    News

    RAF Rivet Joint completes first in-flight refuelling

    2014-07-07T12:12:20Z

    ​The UK Royal Air Force’s new RC-135W Rivet Joint signals intelligence aircraft has been refuelled in flight for the first time since the service started training flights with the asset in late May, the US Air Force has disclosed.

  • Rosetta ESA
    News

    FARNBOROUGH: Comet's tail is big story of ESA's year

    2014-07-07T11:01:00Z

    Comets probably aren’t the bad luck omens or even harbingers of doom that many early civilisations assumed – but, just to be sure, a very close eye is being kept on the snappily-named 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko as it hurtles towards the Sun.

  • Airport security
    News

    Uncharged electronic devices barred from US flights

    2014-07-07T09:04:00Z

    ​Passengers on US-bound flights are being warned of stricter security measures under which they might have to demonstrate that their portable electronic devices can be switched on.

  • A320neo
    News

    FARNBOROUGH: Airbus continues to forge ahead in single-aisles

    2014-07-07T08:56:00Z

    It may be playing catch up with Boeing on widebodies, but in the single-aisle market Airbus has a clear head-start on its rival. While Seattle dithered about its narrowbody strategy at the turn of the decade, Airbus committed in 2010 to re-powering its existing A320 family with a choice of ...