Europe – Page 332
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JetBlue considers serving 'multiple' London airports
JetBlue Airways is evaluating the possibility of serving more than one London airport under its plan to start transatlantic flights to Europe in 2021.
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Lufthansa transports L-1649 and Ju 52 for Bremen storage
Lufthansa is to begin transporting a preserved Lockheed L-1649A to Bremen from the US city of Auburn this week, to join the carrier's vintage Junkers Ju 52 as they await a permanent home.
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French pilots' union to appeal AF447 charge dismissal
French pilot representatives are to appeal a decision to dismiss charges against Airbus over the fatal Air France Airbus A330 accident in the South Atlantic in 2009.
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GECAS takes A321neo commitment into triple figures
US lessor GECAS has increased its commitment to the Airbus A321neo by converting orders for 45 A320neo jets.
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Dassault sees strong Rafale deliveries in first half
Dassault Aviation saw its operating profit double to €250 million ($276 million) during the first half of 2019 on the back of sharply higher net sales.
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NewsKLM transfers A350 order to Air France
KLM has formally transferred an order for seven Airbus A350-900s to its SkyTeam and corporate partner Air France.
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NewsInquiry doubts ATR crew's claim of failure to notice excursion
Swedish investigators are doubting an ATR 72-200 crew's claims that they did not notice a serious runway excursion during landing at Trollhattan airport, an incident which went unreported by the pilots and was only revealed by the discovery of lighting damage.
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Airbus deliveries reach 500 at eight-month mark
Airbus reached exactly 500 deliveries over the first eight months of 2019, an increase of 66 on the same point last year.
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Antonov warns Ilyushin on branding of revamped An-124
Antonov has raised an objection against any use of its brand to designate a revamped variant of the An-124 heavy transport that is being developed by Ilyushin.
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Russian authorities to probe airports' exposure to bird risk
Russian authorities are proposing to assess airports' vulnerability to bird activity, in the wake of the Ural Airlines Airbus A321 landing accident outside Moscow.
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Embattled Aigle Azur starts suspending routes
Troubled French leisure carrier Aigle Azur is to start suspending scheduled services as it seeks investors.
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EU set to extend Brexit air service contingency period
Contingency agreements to maintain basic air connectivity between the UK and the European Union are set to be extended by seven months as uncertainty remains over the UK's withdrawal from the EU.
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Leap production edges towards positive contribution
Production of CFM International Leap engines has far overtaken that of CFM56s but the transition to the new powerplant family has yet to make up for the loss of profitability as CFM56 output ramps down.
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KrasAvia becomes latest to sign for Il-114-300s
Russian operator KrasAvia has revealed that it is looking to acquire Ilyushin Il-114-300s, following the decision to restart production of the turboprop type.
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Skyports readies "world's first" vertiport for eVTOL aircraft
UK ground infrastructure developer Skyports is preparing to open what it describes as “the world’s first vertiport for electric vertical take-off and landing [eVTOL] aircraft” in Singapore on 21 October.
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NewsVehicle Redesign prepares NeoXcraft eVTOL aircraft for 2020 flight
UK start-up Vehicle Redesign has begun manufacturing the first full-scale prototype of its “hyper-luxury” NeoXcraft XP2 electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, which it hopes will make a first flight in 2020.
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Leonardo flies MAIR defensive aid system
Leonardo has conducted a test flight of its Multiple Aperture Infra-Red (MAIR) defensive aid system along the Italian coast.
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Opinion
Why bigger is better for aerospace companies
Flight International’s latest report on the biggest companies in aerospace underscores a powerful reality about the industry: the big are getting bigger. In revenue terms, number-one-ranked Boeing has broken through the $100 billion ceiling, and billion-dollar-plus firms now make up two-thirds of the Top 100. Organic growth is broadly real, but only part of the story, because what is really driving this up-sizing are mergers and acquisitions.
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NewsField shrinks further for Canada fighter contest
Canada's options for a new fighter have narrowed to three, with the formal withdrawal of the Eurofighter Typhoon from the competition.
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Air Canada steps in as Brussels drops Toronto for Montreal
Star Alliance carrier Brussels Airlines is to open a new transatlantic service to the Canadian city of Montreal next year, but will axe its link to Toronto.
