Europe – Page 596
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NewsBEA plans A320 flight to validate Germanwings CVR data
Investigators will conduct a flight with an Airbus A320 to validate sounds picked up by the cockpit voice recorder of the Germanwings aircraft that crashed in the French Alps on 24 March.
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NewsEASA grants approval to EC145 utility helicopter
Airbus Helicopters has obtained European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) certification for a new utility variant of the 4t-class EC145.
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BA enlists CTC for Airbus conversion training
British Airways is entering an exclusive arrangement under which some of its Airbus A320 conversion training will be undertaken by UK specialist CTC Aviation.
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Flybe Finland to be rebranded
Flybe Finland will change its name to Nordic Regional Airlines in May.
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NewsEasyJet coy over A321 interest
EasyJet is examining the potential of the Airbus A321 but resists being drawn over a possible switch.
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NewsDassault prepares Falcon 5X for 2 June roll-out
Dassault is preparing to roll-out its Falcon 5X business jet on 2 June at its Bordeaux-Merignac facility and says the all-new large cabin long-range business jet in on track for first flight in the second half of the year.
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Japan Coast Guard orders Falcon 2000 MSA
Japan’s Coast Guard has selected the Dassault Falcon 2000 Maritime Surveillance Aircraft (MSA) to fulfil a patrol requirement.
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NewsP&W happy with PW1000G’s bird-strike performance
Pratt & Whitney is pleased with the bird-strike performance of the “hybrid-metallic” fan blades used on the PW1000G family of geared turbofan engines.
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NewsFirst Leap-powered A320neo moved to flight-test team
Airbus has transferred the first CFM International Leap-powered A320neo to its flight-test organisation.
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MAS to withdraw four destinations from route network
Malaysia Airlines (MAS) will withdraw four destinations from its route network in the coming weeks.
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NewsPiaggio Avanti Evo enters service
Piaggio has delivered the first Avanti Evo, four months after receiving certification for the third iteration of its P180 twin-pusher and less than a year after it was launched.
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NewsEuropean tanker exercise points towards combined fleet
Tanker aircraft from four nations are nearing the completion of a European Defence Agency-backed exercise which is intended to increase interoperability and cooperation.
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AERO: Quest Kodiak makes European show debut as certification looms
Quest Aircraft’s Kodiak single-engined turboprop made its European show debut at Aero where the airframer was seeking to drum up sales of the ten-seat utility aircraft ahead of its planned certification within the next 6 to 12 months.
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AERO: Diamond secures European certification for DA62
Diamond Aircraft secured European certification for its DA62 at the show and formerly opened the orderbook for the seven-seat piston twin.
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AERO: Cirrus Vision SF50 personal jet on track for year-end service entry
Cirrus Aircraft says it SF50 Vision is on target to become the world’s first certificated single-engined personal jet to enter service as it races towards the finishing line in the forth quarter.
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AERO: Orel Aircraft seeks industrial partner to bring VH2 piston-single to market
Orel Aircraft ‘s VH2 ultra-light piston single made its public debut at Aero where the French start-up sought to woo industrial partners to help bring the all-composite aircraft to market.
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AERO: Vulcanair launches production of V1.0 piston-single
Italian airframer Vulcanair has launched full-scale production of its first piston single engine – the V1.0 - and plans to build up the 10 of the four-seat types this year.
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Ryanair plans to grow MRO footprint
Ryanair is evaluating where to add maintenance capacity as its fleet expands.
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Opinion
OPINION: Why Norway is challenging pilot employment rules
The way in which international airlines are conducting business in a globalised marketplace is, in some cases, taking them down roads nobody could have foreseen in the days when markets were more local and businesses straitjacketed by bilateral treaties.
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Wizz to open Budapest hangar in September
Construction has started on Wizz Air's first hangar at its Budapest base.