All Europe news – Page 693
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NewsVIDEO: UK signs A400M training, self-protection deals
The UK Ministry of Defence has signed an 18-year training contract linked to its future A400M Atlas transport aircraft ...
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Go-around is supposed to be an escape, not a trap
The go-around manoeuvre offers an escape from unstable approaches, but all too often its mishandling has led to a crash. Could eye-scanning technology present a solution?
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NewsA330 crash probe struggles to explain premature descent
Investigators have traced the loss of an Afriqiyah Airways Airbus A330-200 at Tripoli to the aircraft's premature descent while preparing to approach runway 09.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: S-92 helicopter flight test
Marking milestones in S-92 flight hours and deliveries, our test pilot rates the multimission type against the prototype he once evaluated for us
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ANALYSIS: Rolls-Royce readies Trent XWB for A350's first flight
As a certification milestone is reached, Rolls-Royce is turning its attention to proving the maturity of the A350's Trent XWB powerplant ahead of first delivery next year
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Airbus leans towards A330-200 to replace Beluga fleet
Airbus has tentatively identified an A330-200 derivative as the most promising long-term candidate to replace its five A300-600ST Beluga oversize transports.
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NewsIN FOCUS: Why 2012 was exceptionally good for airline safety
World airline safety in 2012 was exceptionally good whichever way the statistics are cut, particularly in terms of accident rates and in simple accident numbers.
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NewsVIDEO: Oneworld sees Qatar Airways boosting access to Africa
The Oneworld alliance expects its latest recruit, Qatar Airways, to help it boost its presence in the expanding African market where it currently trails its two rival groups.
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NewsNetJets takes delivery of first Global 6000
NetJets has taken delivery of the first Bombardier Global 6000 business jet featuring its new bespoke interior - the Signature Series.
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NewsPICTURES & VIDEO: Embraer achieves Legacy 500 first flight, delays delivery to 2014
Embraer has pushed back the delivery date for the Legacy 500 even as the airframer announces clearing the first flight milestone for the first mid-size business jet to incorporate fly-by-wire controls.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: A320neo 'on track' as milestone approaches
In the two years since it announced the re-engining plan, Airbus has notched 1,500 A320neo orders, and assigned the first one a serial number
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NewsIN FOCUS: VIDEO - APS training offers pilots real experience of upset recovery
A July 2009 report compiled by Boeing indicates that loss of control is the leading factor in fatal commercial aviation accidents...
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NewsIN FOCUS: Solar Impulse founders aim to highlight environmental solutions
Planning a solar-powered circumnavigation of the globe for 2015, the Solar Impulse founders insist technologies to meet many environmental challenges are already here
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NewsSolar Impulse gets funding boost for round-the-world plan
Solar Impulse, the solar-powered aircraft project, received a boost to its bid to fly round the world in 2015 using only solar power thanks to an increased financial commitment from Bayer MaterialScience.
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NewsVIDEO: Radar data highlights sea level threat
A new high-resolution dataset from multiple orbiting missions has shown the global sea level to have risen by an average of 3mm per year over the past 18 years.
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NewsILA: Eurocopter test pilots praise X3 handling
Test pilots of Eurocopter's hybrid helicopter demonstrator X3 say the aircraft has more than proved its architectural concept of side-mounted propellers during the flight-test programme over the past two years.
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ILA: A400M reliability tests to resume by November
Airbus Military should be able to resume an interrupted programme of function and reliability (F&R) testing with production-representative A400M MSN6 late this year, according to chief executive Domingo Ureña-Raso.
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ILA: Future ownership of Diehl Aircabin yet to become clear
German interior systems supplier Diehl has yet to determine the future ownership of its Diehl Aircabin operation following partner Thales' decision to split...
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NewsILA: Eurocopter plans X3-type helicopter during next seven years
Eurocopter plans to build a production hybrid helicopter with side-mounted propellers - the architecture the manufacturer is evaluating with its X3 technology...
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NewsVIDEO: Leahy admits A380 near-term sales difficult but resolute in long-term demand
Airbus's chief salesman John Leahy is confident the airframer can achieve its target of consistently selling at least 30 A380s a year, but admits that this is proving a challenge in 2012.