Europe – Page 574
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OpinionOPINION: Can the aerospace industry boom continue?
In our new issue of Flight International, we and our partners at PwC sift through 2014 aerospace industry financial data, indeed through a decade of such information. It is no surprise, but the numbers confirm the widely-held view that this industry has never had it so good.
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News
Euroradar nears flight-test phase for Captor-E on Typhoon
The Euroradar consortium is closing in on the flight-test phase for its Captor E-Scan active electronically scanned array radar, for the Eurofighter Typhoon.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Air cargo recovery endures rollercoaster ride
The air cargo market went through a tough time during the recession. Cargo traffic fell nearly 10% across 2008 and 2009, rebounded 19% in 2010, but then stagnated for three years. In 2014, there finally came a return to sustained growth, with IATA announcing that freight-tonne kilometres (FTKs) were up ...
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Russian air transport agency calls for tougher GA rules in wake of crashes
Russia's Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsiya) is concerned over the level of training of general aviation (GA) pilots in Russia and wants more transparency over pilot training, as well as mandatory fitting of collision avoidance systems, the agency's deputy director, Oleg Storchevoi, says.
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NewsSukhoi to revise Superjet sales forecasts
Sukhoi’s civil aircraft division is revising forecasts for the Superjet 100 under a draft long-term business plan.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Where routes have been added in the last year
Editor's note: This analysis, based on data from Flightglobal's schedules specialist Innovata, is focused on major route launches and closures over the past year. The criteria for including new routes is that they have more than nine departures (equivalent of 18 return flights) appearing in Innovata's schedules for August 2015 ...
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NewsCAE reveals plans for extending Predator training
CAE’s defence lead has revealed plans to replicate the unmanned air vehicle training that it offers to the US Air Force to more operators of the General Atomics Aeronautical Systems family of Predator UAVs.
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NewsSize matters: Ten biggest players in aerospace
Our annual Top 100 league table of the world's biggest aerospace companies, compiled as ever by the experts at PwC, documents another bumper year for the industry
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Top 100 aerospace companies
Our annual Top 100 analysis documents another boom year for aerospace, but the coming period may be more challenging
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NewsUK NPAS orders six Vulcanair P68s for air support
Austria’s Airborne Technologies has been awarded a contract from the UK National Police Air Service (NPAS) for the supply of up to six Vulcanair P68Rs, configured for airborne surveillance missions.
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NewsEmbraer Legacy 450 clinches European approval
Embraer has secured European validation for its Legacy 450 business jet. The approval comes hot on the heels of Brazilian and US certification for the superlight aircraft, which is earmarked for service entry in the fourth quarter to an undisclosed US-based customer.
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NewsAirbus switches to Rolls-Royce for new Beluga engines
Airbus has opted to switch engine supplier for its new Beluga XL specialised transporter, selecting Rolls-Royce Trent 700s for the aircraft.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Making sense of accident statistics
Statistics don't lie. But their misinterpretation, deliberate or otherwise, can easily create a false impression.
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Deliveries trending upwards as portion of installed fleet: Ascend
Aircraft deliveries will equate to around 7.2% of the installed fleet this year and the figure will continue to trend upwards through 2018, Flightglobal's Ascend consultancy predicts.
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Light aircraft collides with drone in Norway
Norwegian investigators have revealed that a light aircraft collided with an unmanned air vehicle just days before the country’s air navigation service cautioned over their proliferation.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Market volatility set to make cash costly
Airlines that had hoped the close of summer would present a clear picture of the state of the financial markets will be hugely disappointed by the even deeper sense of global uncertainty and market volatility now prevailing.
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NewsWeather data suggests crosswind at time of BA 777 fire
Meteorological data from Las Vegas at the time of the British Airways Boeing 777-200 fire indicates a crosswind from the left at the time of the departure.
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Austrian to restore services to Shanghai
Star Alliance carrier Austrian Airlines is restoring long-haul services to the Chinese city of Shanghai next year, after an absence of nine years.
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NewsPICTURES: Unclear whether BA 777 engine failure was contained
Photographs following the aborted take-off and engine fire of a British Airways Boeing 777-200 aircraft show severe damage to the powerplant and airframe, but it is unclear whether the jet suffered an uncontained failure.
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NewsFire erupts after BA 777 aborts take-off
A British Airways Boeing 777-200ER aborted a take-off and caught fire at Las Vegas McCarran airport on 8 September, injuring two of 159 passengers and 13 crew who were evacuated.