Europe – Page 352
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NewsRevised contract signature restores A400M prospects
Airbus’s launch partners for the A400M Atlas tactical transport have signed a key contract amendment via Europe’s OCCAR defence procurement agency, concluding a process initiated by the airframer more than two years ago.
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NewsESA presses on with missions to Mars
Is there life on Mars? Europe and Russia are scrambling to launch a mission determined to find out
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NewsAlcock and Brown’s conquest of the Atlantic
To mark 100 years since the first transatlantic flight, we look back at the story of the historic crossing through the eyes of the Flight archive
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Saab enters crucial phase with Gripen E testing
Saab is set to increase the intensity of its Gripen E flight-test programme over the coming months, with the trio of aircraft supporting the activity to be increased to eight before year-end.
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Opinion
Will bigger mean better for merged Raytheon/UTC?
The argument for combining disparate businesses under a corporate umbrella may seem compelling. Operations exposed to a variety of markets buffer a parent company from boom-bust cycles. While industry-expert leaders of the subsidiaries get on with running their businesses, professional managers in head office look after strategy, with access to far greater financial resources.
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Hi Fly outlines role as management platform for used A380s
Hi Fly chief executive Paulo Mirpuri sees the Portuguese ACMI operator playing an increasing role as a "platform" for management of Airbus A380s as they enter the secondary market over the coming decade.
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Flybe rejigs procedures after E175 mis-set flaps incident
UK regional operator Flybe amended operating procedures for performance calculations after a serious Embraer 175 take-off incident at Dublin involving an incorrect flap setting.
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NewsFirst SAS A350 to enter service in January 2020
SAS's first Airbus A350 is to enter service in January 2020.
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PICTURES: Rafale M in marathon carrier deployment
Dassault Rafale M fighters operating from the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle are performing well during an epic long-range deployment.
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NewsBoeing bets on eVTOL in electric flight race
Boeing is investing in and granting companies access to their vast resources to spur development of electric-powered aircraft aimed at cutting the costs and emissions of thermal engines.
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Weight error behind Blue Air 737 take-off tail-strike
UK investigators have revealed that a weight entry error during take-off calculations resulted in a Blue Air Boeing 737-800's suffering a tail-strike on departure from Birmingham.
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Gripen E to give Swiss flight tests a miss
The Saab Gripen E will not participate in upcoming flight tests in Switzerland following a recommendation from the Geneva – but the Swedish company maintains the type’s suitability to recapitalise the Swiss air force.
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ADS: Brexit uncertainty hampers UK aerospace growth
Industry trade association is seeing a slowdown in the country's supply chain activity and investment as a result of uncertainty surrounding Brexit.
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Lilium picks London as its software engineering hub
German electric aircraft developer Lilium is to base its software engineering hub in London to take advantage of what the company calls “the rich pool of talent” in and around the UK capital.
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PICTURE: NFT unveils Aska eVTOL flying car
US start-up Next Future Transportation (NFT) has unveiled a one-sixth-scale model of its electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) flying car, which it hopes will become leading player in the nascent urban air mobility (UAM) market and revolutionise point-to-point transport for many thousands of travellers.
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NewsKeeping AWACS at the heart of NATO
In what is a remarkable 12 months for aerospace-sector anniversaries – ranging from half-centuries since the first flights of the Boeing 747 and Aerospatiale/BAC Concorde, man's inaugural steps on the moon and the formation of both Airbus and Embraer, toFlight's own 110thyear – one of the most influential events could ...
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Podcast
PODCAST: Airline Business on IATA, CO2, diversity, Max and Paris
The new edition of the Airline Business Podcast is now available.
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Ryanair confirms Malta Air investment
Ryanair has detailed plans to set up a unit in Malta, adding to its growing stable of airlines.
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BOAC 747-400 ‘retrojet’ set for flypast with Red Arrows at RIAT
British Airways will display its retro-liveried BOAC Boeing 747-400 in a formation flypast with the Red Arrows at next month’s Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford.
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NewsNew programmes will maintain European fighter prowess
Among the military highlights at Le Bourget this year will be a first glimpse of a proposed future European combat aircraft being advanced via an ambitious collaboration between France and Germany.