Europe – Page 555
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HELI-EXPO: Turbomeca still keen on offering alternative engine for H175
French engine manufacturer Turbomeca remains keen to eventually see its Ardiden 3 engine offered on the Airbus Helicopters H175 super medium.
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ISTAT: Rolls-Royce dedicates team to easing aircraft transitions
Rolls-Royce is creating a new team of 10 people charged with facilitating transitions of aircraft with mature engines to other operators, having identified this as a priority for leasing customers.
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ISTAT: Norwegian sees wide pricing on 737 private placement
Norwegian priced a private placement for two Boeing 737-800s wider than initial promises in January.
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ISTAT: Azul to shift 17 aircraft to TAP
Azul will sublease 17 aircraft to TAP Portugal as it works to right size its fleet in the face of weak demand in Brazil.
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NewsSilvercrest delay hits Safran's 2015 operating profit
Delays in developing the Snecma Silvercrest engine set to power Dassault’s Falcon 5X business jet cost Safran a one-off €654 million ($720 million) charge last year, resulting in a 12% drop in operating profit for the French company, to €1.7 billion.
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HELI-EXPO: Airbus slashes H225 output, anticipates military rebound
Airbus Helicopters is to dramatically slash output on its H225 over the next two years as it tries to deal with lower demand from the oil and gas market.
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NewsHELI-EXPO: Airbus Helicopters launches HForce common weapons system
Airbus Helicopters has unveiled a common weapons system for its range of civil-derived military helicopters, giving operators an affordable and incremental upgrade path.
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HELI-EXPO: H215 makes show debut ahead of US tour
Making its HAI Heli-Expo debut this year is the Airbus Helicopters H215 which has landed in Louisville ahead of a month-long US demo tour.
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NewsHELI-EXPO: Airbus Helicopters begins sales push on H160
A year on from its launch at 2015’s HAI show, Airbus Helicopters is beginning the first stage of the sales push for its new H160 medium twin as flight test activity continues to ramp up on the new model.
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NewsEuropean approval for single-engined IMC operations draws closer
Opposition to pan-European commercial single-engined turbine operations under instrument meteorological conditions (SET-IMC) seems to be abating as rulemaking proposals increasingly satisfy states that have resisted it. Italy is now the only state that appears to still have reservations, while previous sceptics France, Germany and the UK seem happy with draft ...
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Ariane 6 launch cost assault is a revolution behind the scenes
Europe's Ariane 5 is a launch market leader; now Ariane 6 promises a cost revolution
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HELI-EXPO: Return to flight edges closer for AW609 tiltrotor
Ground runs of the third AW609 prototype, AC3, are due to take place in the coming days as Finmeccanica Helicopters looks to get its civil tiltrotor back into the air.
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Opinion
ISTAT: Leahy changes opinion on demand for new A350 stretch
Airbus chief operating officer for customers John Leahy now thinks a market exists for a 45-seat stretch of the A350-1000 after speaking to multiple airlines around the world.
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HELI-EXPO: Marenco flies second SKYe SH09 prototype
Marenco Swisshelicopter has successfully conducted the maiden sortie of its second flight-test SKYe SH09 light single-engined rotorcraft.
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NewsAriane 6 plan comes under anti-competition scrutiny
A key aspect of the plan to ensure Europe’s market-leading space launch industry meets ambitious cost targets has come under scrutiny from competition regulators in Brussels.
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NewsFAA looks towards risk-based approach for micro UAV ops
The US Federal Aviation Administration is exploring the introduction of new regulations for micro-UAV operations, which could potentially move away from weight classifications, similar to rules being proposed in Europe.
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OpinionOPINION: Can Airbus deliver this year with A400M transport?
Early last year, Airbus Group chief executive Tom Enders took the highly unusual and humbling step of publicly apologising for the development and production delays that were hindering the company’s delivery performance on the A400M, and promised to improve the situation.
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Rostec optimistic of new India Mi-17V-5 sale
Russian state firm Rostec is in negotiations with India for the sale of 48 additional Mil Mi-17V-5 transport helicopters.
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IAG full-year operating profit rises by two-thirds
British Airways and Iberia parent IAG has turned in a 65% increase in full-year operating profit, before exceptional items, to €2.3 billion ($2.5 billion).
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Iberia finance head to succeed Cruz as Vueling chief
Spanish budget carrier Vueling is to be overseen by Iberia finance chief Javier Sanchez-Prieto, following the departure of Alex Cruz to the top post at British Airways.