Europe – Page 96
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NewsItalian industry cements its role in GCAP fighter effort
Italy’s leading defence companies have signed a contract to advance the nation’s role in the UK-led Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP), which seeks to deliver a new manned Tempest fighter and complementary systems for operational use from 2035.
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NewsJet2 believes full-year financial results will beat expectations
UK leisure carrier Jet2 is forecasting it will exceed full-year financial expectations, with a profit of £370-385 million ($458-476 million) after winter bookings strengthened. Jet2 states that average load factors, as a result, are slightly ahead of the pre-pandemic winter 2018-19 season, compared with a 24% hike in capacity. The ...
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NewsSwiss starts flying A340s with premium-economy cabins
Lufthansa Group carrier Swiss has started flying Airbus A340-300s fitted with premium-economy seating. Swiss is retrofitting all four of its A340s with the seats, the first of which (HB-JMB) commenced services with the new configuration on 24 January with a Zurich-Johannesburg flight. The airline says the A340s will all be ...
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NewsEasyJet expects to beat full-year profit expectations after cutting Q1 losses
EasyJet expects to beat current market expectations for full-year profits after narrowing losses in a stronger than expected first quarter of its financial year.
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NewsFaury laments imbalance of US-European space-launch capabilities
Airbus chief executive Guillaume Faury has expressed concern over the disparity between European and North American space launch capability, during an event in London. He spoke at the social event – attended by several members of the UK’s parliament, as well as business figures – on 24 January. Participation in ...
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NewsPassenger fleet to grow by 22,000 aircraft by end-2041: Cirium
The global passenger fleet is forecast increase by around 22,000 aircraft – or 86% – between end-2021 and end-2041 to meet growing demand for air travel, according to Ascend by Cirium.
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NewsNorse Atlantic to open JFK service from fifth European capital
Scandinavian long-haul low-cost carrier Norse Atlantic Airways is to open services between Rome and New York JFK in mid-June. The airline is to operate to the US gateway from Rome’s main Fiumicino airport. Rome will be the fifth capital city that Norse will connect to JFK, after the airline previously ...
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NewsQinetiq boosts fixed-wing training fleet for German military
German operator Qinetiq GmbH has announced a fleet expansion involving its acquisition of nine secondhand Pilatus PC-9Bs and a new-build pair of Diamond DA62s.
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NewsTVRS-44 undergoes performance analysis for water ditching scenarios
Russian analysts have been examining the behaviour of the proposed UZGA TVRS-44 turboprop during ditching events. The aircraft – also known as the ‘Ladoga’ – is a twin-engined high-wing design intended to accommodate 40-50 passengers. Researchers at the Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute have completed a series of tests for an emergency ...
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NewsFlyr optimistic for summer as it reaches charter flight agreements
Norwegian carrier Flyr has reached tentative agreements to operate charter services for the summer season. The airline says it has signed a letter of intent with an undisclosed partner covering flights which will operate from May to October this year. Chief commercial officer Thomas Ramdahl says the carrier “looks forward ...
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NewsFAA certificates Britten-Norman’s BN2T-4S, nearly 30 years after UK approval
The Federal Aviation Administration has certificated Britten-Norman’s BN2T-4S Islander turboprop, a move that comes decades after European authorities greenlighted the type.
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NewsUS, Turkish defence officials meet for second round of F-35 discussions
Washington removed the NATO ally from the multi-nation Joint Strike Fighter programme in 2019, following Anakra’s acquisition of a Russian air defence system.
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NewsBerlin airport to shut on 25 January, grounding 300 flights due to public sector strike
Berlin-Brandenburg airport will close completely on 25 January due to a nationwide warning strike by public service workers that will make operating flights from the airfield impossible.
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News2Excel to disband The Blades aerobatic display team
The UK’s 2Excel Aviation has called time on its aerobatic display team The Blades, citing factors such as global economic pressures and the reduced number of domestic air shows for creating “an unsustainable business model”.
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NewsFinnair outlines profitability incentive plans for staff and management
Finnair has drawn up incentive plans to support its strategic efforts to restore profitability, based on pre-tax earnings targets. It has approved a personnel plan for 2023-25 which covers staff groups that contributed to savings agreement as the carrier sought to reduce unit costs – this plan envisions a cash ...
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NewsIl-114-300 engine certified as derivative for TVRS-44 takes shape
Russian authorities have certified the engine for the modernised Ilyushin Il-114-300, while the manufacturer is developing derivative test powerplants for a proposed future turboprop. The Klimov TV7-117ST-01 engine is being combined with a six-blade propeller for the Il-114. Federal air transport regulator Rosaviatsia has issued a type certificate for the ...
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NewsKey US senator opposes F-16 sale to Turkey, favours F-35s to Greece
Senator Bob Menendez, who chairs the powerful committee on foreign relations – which wields approval authority over arms deals – opposes providing F-16 fighter jets to Ankara, but supports selling F-35s to Greece.
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NewsNew signals intelligence role planned for Dutch Reapers
The Netherlands could acquire three signals intelligence-gathering pods for its General Atomics Aeronautical Systems MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted air vehicles.
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NewsSwansea airport eyes scheduled services return with Exeter link
Plans are under way to launch flights this summer from Swansea airport to Exeter, restoring scheduled operations at the Welsh airport for this first time since Air Wales stopped flying from there almost two decades ago.
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NewsAirbus nears C295 maritime patrol deal with Spain
Airbus Defence & Space expects Spain to sign a contract this year to acquire C295 twin-turboprops adapted for maritime patrol duties, after the nation’s air force recently retired its last long-serving Lockheed P-3 Orion.