Europe – Page 344
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News
Ryanair operations chief to step down
Ryanair chief operating officer Peter Bellew has confirmed that he is standing down at the end of the year.
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NewsNorwegian increases Max grounding impact estimate
Norwegian Air Shuttle expects the continuing grounding of the 737 Max will impact its 2019 results by some NKr700 million ($81 million), a sharp increase on previous estimates.
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NewsKjos steps down as Norwegian chief
Norwegian's long-standing chief executive Bjorn Kjos is leaving his position today and will be replaced on an interim basis by chief financial officer Geir Karlsen.
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Single-aisle deals push Airbus into positive net orders
Airbus has broken into positive net orders for the first time this year, ending the first half with a figure of 88 aircraft.
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France to introduce eco-tax on airline tickets
French transport minister Elisabeth Borne has disclosed plans for an eco-tax on tickets for flights from the country.
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PICTURE: Azores receives first A321LR
Portuguese operator Azores Airlines has taken delivery of its first long-range Airbus A321LR, one of three destined for the carrier's fleet.
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Leonardo to build composite turboprop fuselage demonstrators
Leonardo is nearing the end of the design phase for a pair of composite fuselage demonstrators for a future aircraft under the Green Regional Aircraft workstream of the EU’s Clean Sky 2 programme.
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FLY Leasing sells portfolio of 12 narrowbodies
FLY Leasing has agreed to sell another portfolio of 12 narrowbody jets, boosting its cash and lowering the average age of its fleet.
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Safran to build additional carbon brake plant near Lyon
Safran will construct a carbon brake manufacturing facility near Lyon to expand production capacity for the equipment.
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A220 orders appear to prosper from 'Airbus effect'
Airbus has potentially increased total A220 orders by more than 50% in the year since the airframer took over the former Bombardier CSeries programme.
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NewsBA data breach facilitated by poor security: UK regulator
Poor security arrangements allowed the theft of various types of customer information from British Airways, a UK data-protection regulator has disclosed.
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NewsBA set to challenge huge fine over customer data theft
British Airways is facing a fine of more than £183 million over several data breaches last year during which customer information was stolen.
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Mi-38 helicopter conducts hot-and-high trials in Russia
Russian Helicopters has completed tests of the Mil Mi-38 in extreme environments –covering hot-and-high operations and flights in instrument meteorological conditions.
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Operators of early A380s told to check for wing spar cracks
Older Airbus A380 operators are set to be ordered to check for cracking in the region of the outer rear wing spar.
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Virgin A330 diverts to Boston after device fire
Passengers on a Virgin Atlantic Airbus A330 have been safely evacuated after the London-bound aircraft diverted to Boston Logan over a fire alert.
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DLR trials lightweight wing designs for avoidance of flutter
European researchers have used scaled aircraft demonstrators to test new concepts for lighter, larger-span wings intended to avoid flutter problems.
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Safran splits aerosystems division under operational rejig
Safran has reduced the number of its business segments from five to three as part of a reorganisation following the acquisition of interiors manufacturer Zodiac Aerospace in 2018.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: An-148 pilots' opposing inputs during fatal dive
Analysis of the crew actions during a fatal Saratov Airlines Antonov An-148 flight last year shows the two pilots applied opposite inputs to the control column after a ground-proximity warning sounded.
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Interview
INTERVIEW: The passions of a professional pilot
Meredith Bell discovered a love of flying at the age of 13, and gained her private pilot’s licence just four years later. Now she is a captain on British Airways 787s, and also a type rating instructor and examiner
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InterviewINTERVIEW: Bringing innovations to Aberdeen International
Beginning his career as a firefighter at Edinburgh airport, Martin Stubbs then started work at Europe’s busiest heliport, where he now runs everything from air traffic control to compliance, fire and rescue