Europe – Page 481
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Magnetic MRO partners US financier to start asset-trading unit
Estonian maintenance provider Magnetic MRO and US-based Crestline Investment have established a joint venture to trade aircraft parts and engines.
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Boeing raises forecast for global pilot demand
Boeing has raised its forecast on the demand for pilots in the next two decades.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Aero Norway's leap of faith as independent engine MRO
Engine overhaul shop Aero Norway has carved a niche as an independent CFM International CFM56 support specialist – a role the company plans to expand to the Leap from 2020.
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IAG converts options to take three more Level A330s
IAG's new long-haul budget airline, Level, is ordering three more Airbus A330-200s for introduction to its operation next year.
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Cockpit windshields resilient to typical drone strikes: analysis
Collision tests to assess the potential damage which a drone could inflict on aircraft indicate that airliner windshields are relatively resistant to a strike.
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NewsDassault delivers 2,500th Falcon business jet
Dassault Aviation has delivered the 2,500th Falcon business jet, 52 years after the first member of the high-end twin- and tri-engined aircraft family was introduced.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Air accident reports issued January-June 2017
A little more than a year after the 19 May 2016 loss of an EgyptAir Airbus A320 over the Mediterranean Sea, Egyptian authorities have offered no data beyond some basic facts that came to light in the first few weeks.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Airline safety record continues to improve
This year’s first six months have again smashed the record for safe airline performance worldwide. What other commercial transport mode can claim that in the first half of 2017 – globally – there have been only six fatal accidents, and the total death toll was 16?
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Opinion
OPINION: Will Franco-German fighter be a winner?
Only a month ago, the suggestion of fierce fighter manufacturing rivals France and Germany joining formation to develop a successor to the Dassault Rafale and Eurofighter Typhoon felt like industry kite-flying.
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UK government opens broad consultation on aviation strategy
UK aviation policy is to undergo an extensive review, after the government opened a formal consultation to update the current strategic programme.
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Italian government could take stake in Alitalia: minister
Italy's government may take a stake in Alitalia as part of the carrier's sale process.
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Russian researchers ponder sonic-boom measurement
Russian researchers are aiming to demonstrate potential designs to reduce sonic boom under a supersonic civil aircraft initiative.
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Franco-German fighter proposal gains momentum
France and Germany have signalled their intention to co-operate on the development of a future combat aircraft to be produced after the Dassault Rafale and Eurofighter Typhoon.
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Adria takes over Darwin as Etihad withdraws
Adria Airways has acquired a majority stake in Swiss regional operator Darwin Airline.
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Flight tests beckon for Il-114 powerplant
Russia's United Engine Corporation is preparing for a series of flight tests with the powerplant set to equip the new Ilyushin Il-114-300.
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EasyJet set to operate first flight under new AOC
Budget carrier EasyJet is set to conduct the first service with its newly-created EasyJet Europe division, following the awarding of an Austrian air operator's certificate to the company.
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InterviewINTERVIEW: Carsten Spohr, chief executive, Lufthansa Group
Carsten Spohr can afford an extra smile or two these days as he looks back on a challenging first three years as chief executive of Lufthansa Group.
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NewsAeris prepares Channel Jets charter service for year-end launch
Aeris Aviation, the independent European distributor and sales agent for One Aviation’s Eclipse business jet family, is planning to launch an air taxi operation on the Channel Island of Guernsey at the end of this year, using a pair of EA500 very light jets.
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Ilyushin Finance agrees PD-14 delivery schedule
Russia's United Engine Corporation has reached an initial delivery agreement for Aviadvigatel PD-14 powerplants to Ilyushin Finance.
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Wizz details hike in 2020 capacity
Low-cost operator Wizz Air expects to have 15% more aircraft in its fleet by March 2020 than it had indicated a year ago.