Europe – Page 271
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NewsUK-based Ryanair pilots accept temporary pay cuts
UK pilot union BALPA has disclosed that members employed by Ryanair have voted 96% in favour of taking temporary pay cuts to save under-threat jobs.
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NewsBelgium hits out over poor industrial support as it cuts NH90 TTH helicopter flights
Belgium has delivered stinging criticism of the NH Industries consortium, blaming a lack of industrial support, low availability rates and looming costly upgrades for its decision to slash operations with its four NH90 troop transport helicopters by 40%.
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NewsAirbus not expecting significant changes in production rates: Faury
Airbus is not expecting to make substantial adjustments to its production rates for the foreseeable future, following the cuts to monthly output it disclosed in early April. The airframer has brought monthly single-aisle production down from 60 to 40 aircraft, while the twin-aisle rate has fallen from 9.5 to six ...
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NewsAirbus to cut global workforce by 15,000 personnel
Airbus is set to cut its workforce by 15,000 personnel by summer next year, as part of its response to the downturn in the air transport sector. These cuts will include 5,100 positions in Germany, another 5,000 in France, and 1,700 in the UK. The measures affect subsidiaries including Premium ...
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NewsPIA banned from European operations after mounting safety concerns
Pakistan International Airlines has been blacklisted for a six-month period by European safety regulators, banning it from operating to European Union destinations. The Pakistani flag-carrier has disclosed that the prohibition enters into force on 1 July. It states that it is communicating with the European Union Aviation Safety Agency in ...
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NewsTAP to cut more aircraft as losses mount
TAP Air Portugal has disclosed plans to further reduce its fleet after first-quarter net losses almost quadrupled to €395 million ($443 million) amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
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NewsEasyJet proposes UK base closures including two in London
UK budget carrier EasyJet is proposing to close two of its four London bases, as well as its Newcastle station, as part of the cuts to cope with the coronavirus situation. The airline is looking to shut its London Stansted and London Southend bases, along with Newcastle, and to cut ...
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NewsEasyJet’s agreement with Stelios ends as his stake shrinks
EasyJet’s relationship agreement with founder Stelios Haji-Iaonnou has been terminated after his stake in the UK carrier dropped below the 30% threshold.
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NewsLufthansa’s reactivated fleet to reach 380 aircraft during summer
Lufthansa Group plans to have reactivated half of its fleet by October as it sees increased booking demand following an easing of travel restrictions in several countries.
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NewsSAS details extensive make-or-break recapitalisation plan
Scandinavian operator SAS has detailed a recapitalisation programme intended to run alongside its revised business plan and the implementation of broad efficiency measures. It says the Swedish and Danish governments, along with its third-largest shareholder – the Wallenberg Foundation – are supporting the plan, through which SAS aims to restore ...
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NewsNorwegian cancels 97 Boeing aircraft orders
Norwegian has cancelled orders for 97 Boeing aircraft including examples of the troubled 737 Max and the 787 Dreamliner, and is claiming compensation for financial losses related to the two jets.
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NewsCovid-19 to hit per-passenger emission reductions: HSBC
The coronavirus crisis will reduce the overall output of carbon emissions from Europe’s airlines, but a desire to cut capital expenditure will delay introduction of new aircraft, weakening unit CO2 performance, according to analysis from HSBC.
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NewsIcelandair delays share issue to August as crucial talks go on
Icelandair Group has deferred a planned share offering until August, as it strives to reach stakeholder agreements on which the stock issue is conditioned. The company had been aiming to seal these agreements by 29 June, a date already pushed back by two weeks from the original mid-June estimate. Icelandair ...
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NewsMaintenance firm clashes with inquiry over severe E190 loss-of-control incident
Portuguese maintenance firm OGMA has clashed with accident investigators over conclusions drawn from a serious Embraer 190 incident during which the aircraft departed with cross-rigged aileron cables, almost leading to the loss of the jet. OGMA has strongly objected to several findings from investigation authority GPIAAF, arguing that the inquiry ...
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NewsBritish Airways takes delivery of first 787-10 after delay
British Airways finally receives its first Boeing 787-10 months later than planned.
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NewsSerious Ryanair 737 low-approach incident followed procedural confusion
Confusion and loss of situational awareness during a procedural approach to Bergerac resulted in a Ryanair Boeing 737-800 descending to less than 800ft above ground while still 8nm from the airport’s runway, French investigators have determined. The crew of the aircraft – arriving from London Stansted on 29 January 2015 ...
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NewsCrashed UIA 737 recorders to be examined by French investigators in July
French investigation authority BEA is to carry out the download and read-out of information from flight recorders retrieved from the Ukrainian Boeing 737-800 shot down over Tehran. The work is set to commence on 20 July, following a request from Iranian investigators, states BEA. It will cover repair and data ...
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NewsAer Lingus staff to vote on new labour deal
Aer Lingus staff represented by the SIPTU union are to be balloted after a deal was reached on new pay and conditions at the Irish carrier.
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NewsUnexpected fuel-pump wear spurs swap order for Trent 787s
Operators of Rolls-Royce-powered Boeing 787s are being warned over unanticipated fuel-pump deterioration, particularly on high-life Trent 1000 engines, and instructed to replace the parts earlier. While the issue had originally been thought to affect pumps with a specific part number, Rolls-Royce has developed a service bulletin which extends to additional ...
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NewsKLM secures €3.4bn in state support
Dutch carrier KLM has sealed state backed financing of €3.4 billion to help it through the coronavirus crisis under an agreement which is tied to conditions around cost reductions and environmental performance. The Dutch government had in April pledged an aid package to KLM in the form of state guarantees ...