Europe – Page 477
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MH17 inquiry receives additional Russian radar data
Criminal investigators probing the destruction of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 have received additional radar information from Russian authorities.
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Qantas calls on Airbus, Boeing to break tyranny of distance
Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce has challenged Airbus and Boeing to provide aircraft with superior economics over extreme ranges.
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Pump concern spurs urgent A350 equipment directive
Airbus A350 operators have been ordered urgently to address a potential threat to fuel tanks arising from overheat failure of a hydraulic pump.
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Lufthansa submits formal initial Air Berlin proposal
Germany's Lufthansa Group has formally submitted a proposal to acquire parts of Air Berlin to the struggling carrier's administrator.
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Ryanair signals interest in Air Berlin bid
Ryanair has joined the airlines outlining preliminary interest in German carrier Air Berlin, which filed for insolvency proceedings earlier this month.
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Value of Indonesian Su-35 buy pegged at $1.14 billion
Jakarta has confirmed that it will buy 11 Sukhoi Su-35 fighter aircraft for $1.14 billion, with a major component of the deal involving agricultural commodities.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: How Lufthansa had already targeted Air Berlin routes
Even before the Air Berlin estate is divided up, Lufthansa has already nabbed some of the Oneworld carrier's prized possessions – market share on important routes to southern Europe.
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An-74 in Sao Tome excursion lost power in both engines
Ukrainian investigators have disclosed that an Antonov An-74TK-100 suffered power loss in both engines before a runway excursion in Sao Tome.
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Trent 1000-TEN granted full flight certification by EASA
Rolls-Royce has secured full flight certification from the European Aviation Safety Agency for the Trent 1000-TEN, an upgrade of the Boeing 787 engine which can power all three variants of the widebody.
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Passenger device source of seat fire on Lufthansa A380
Canadian investigators have disclosed that a passenger's electrical power bank was the source of a fire in the cabin of a Lufthansa Airbus A380 operating to Houston.
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EU approves Moog-SIAEC component repair joint venture
EU regulators have green-lit a planned component repair joint venture between Singapore Airlines' maintenance division and Moog.
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Superjet reliability close to 98%: Sukhoi
Sukhoi Civil Aircraft is claiming that the operational reliability of the Superjet 100 fleet is nearing 98%.
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Irkut readies second MC-21 for test flights
Russian airframer Irkut is finalising installation of equipment on a second prototype of the MC-21-300, while three other prototypes are still undergoing construction.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: The implications of Air Berlin's bond-price plunge
Air Berlin's insolvency filing after minority shareholder Etihad Airways elected to stop funding the German carrier has caused its bonds to crash in secondary trading as investors scramble to offload the potentially bad paper.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: What parts of Air Berlin can survive?
Now that Etihad Airways has elected to stop funding Air Berlin, forcing the German carrier to file for assembly, a central question is which parts of the business can continue to operate in the long term.
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Opinion
OPINION: How Laker beat a path for today's long-haul low-costs
If Freddie Laker is looking down on the airline industry, one can only imagine that he has a wry smile on his face. The launch, 40 years ago, of his Skytrain service represented the first exchanges in the low-fare “battle of the Atlantic”, a sector becoming an increasingly popular playground ...
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NewsAir Hamburg takes delivery of first Legacy 650E
German charter operator Air Hamburg has become the launch customer for the Embraer 650E, following delivery of the large-cabin business jet on 26 July.
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PICTURE: Frigate Ecojet revised as four-engined design
Russian developers of a 300-seat aircraft with a characteristic wide elliptical fuselage have opted to modify the proposal substantially, revising the design as a four-engined transport rather than a twinjet.
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Ryanair claims 'conspiracy' afoot over Air Berlin assets
Irish budget carrier Ryanair is protesting a proposed Lufthansa acquisition of Air Berlin assets, following Air Berlin's filing for administration.
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Avianca plans to add two new European points
Avianca expects to add two new European destinations in the coming months, as it sees strong demand in its international network.