Europe – Page 362
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NewsTroubled Piaggio Aerospace launches search for a buyer
Piaggio Aerospace’s administrator is looking to sell the company, and is inviting expressions of interest to acquire part of, or all of the Italian firm.
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UK High Court dismisses objections to Heathrow expansion
Heathrow Airport can proceed with an application to build a third runway after the UK High Court ruled the government's blueprint for expansion to be legally sound.
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MTU sees growth across all activities during first quarter
German engine specialist MTU has confirmed its full-year financial targets after reporting a 7.1% rise in first-quarter adjusted operating profit, to €188 million ($211 million).
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NewsPICTURE: Pilatus hands initial PC-24 to U-Haul International
Pilatus has delivered the first of two PC-24s to US self-storage company and long-time customer U-Haul International.
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Minor ramp collision occurs in East Midlands fog
Two aircraft have been involved in a minor ramp collision at the UK’s regional East Midlands airport.
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Long-haul low-cost model still 'unproved': BA chief
The viability of long-haul low-cost operations remains "unproved", in the opinion of British Airways chief executive Alex Cruz.
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PICTURES: First painted JAL A350 rolls out
Japan Airlines’ first Airbus A350-900 has rolled out of the paint facility in Toulouse carrying the airline’s colour scheme for the type.
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French firm to develop Hanoi airport masterplan
French consulting firm ADP Ingénierie and the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam have entered a memorandum of understanding related to the planned expansion of Hanoi’s Noi Bai International Airport.
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NewsPICTURE: ACJ319neo sets new endurance record
Two days after conducting its maiden sortie, the first ACJ319neo set a new record for the longest flight made by an Airbus-crewed A320-series aircraft.
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NewsPICTURES: Fourth flight-test MC-21 assembly complete
Russian airframer Irkut has completed assembly and systems installation for a fourth MC-21-300 flight-test aircraft.
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Zodiac acquisition lifts Safran's first-quarter sales
Safran's acquisition of Zodiac Aerospace in February 2018 is largely responsible for a 36.9% increase in the French group's first-quarter adjusted revenue to €5.78 billion ($6.44 billion).
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CFM maintains Leap production for now
CFM International is maintaining output of Leap-1B engines for the 737 Max, despite Boeing's decision to trim production of the narrowbody.
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L-410 operators told to extend engine-control checks
European safety regulators have ordered repetitive inspections of push-pull controls on Aircraft Industries Let L-410 engines, after a fatal accident involving the type in Russia.
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NewsAirbus starts flight tests of GTF-powered A319neo
Airbus today completed the first flight of the Pratt & Whitney PW1100G-powered version of the A319neo.
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PICTURES: Top campaigning liveries on commercial airliners
Lufthansa's new #SayYesToEurope livery – intended to promote the idea of a strong European Union in the run-up to parliamentary elections – is the latest example of an airline using a special livery to promote a particular cause or organisation. Here, we present a selection of such schemes
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SR Technics breaks ground on new hangar in Malta
SR Technics has started construction of a Maltese hangar which is to become the Swiss maintenance provider's airframe MRO centre.
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NewsPICTURE: First ACJ319neo takes flight
Airbus flew the ACJ319neo – the corporate version of its re-engined twinjet – for the first time on 24 April.
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SR Technics upgrades Virgin Atlantic A330-200 cabins
Swiss maintenance provider SR Technics has reconfigured the cabins of four Airbus A330-200s for Virgin Atlantic.
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Norwegian outlines expected cost of Max grounding
Norwegian expects to incur costs of NKr300-500 million ($35-58 million) over the coming six months as a consequence of the grounding of its Boeing 737 Max jets.
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Air Italy to suspend three transatlantic routes over the winter
Air Italy will stop flying to Los Angeles, San Francisco and Toronto this winter in favour of serving what it terms "counter-seasonal" destinations: the Maldives, Mombasa, Tenerife and Zanzibar.