All Europe articles – Page 214
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NewsVolga-Dnepr expresses interest in freighter version of MC-21
Russian logistics specialist Volga-Dnepr Group has expressed interest in the potential for a freighter version of the Irkut MC-21. Representatives of the cargo firm toured the MC-21 during the MAKS 2021 Moscow air show. The MC-21 family is designed for passenger layouts of 150-211 seats. But Volga-Dnepr notes the “wide ...
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NewsCanadian investigators take over probe into Air Baltic A220 engine incident
Canadian investigators are to probe an engine-control incident involving an Air Baltic Airbus A220-300 during which both powerplants shut down after the aircraft touched down in Copenhagen. Danish authorities have delegated the investigation into the 11 July incident to the Transportation Safety Board of Canada. The board says the twinjet ...
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NewsSaab ships second T-7A aft fuselage section
Saab has delivered its second aft section for the test programme of the Boeing T-7A advanced jet trainer.
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NewsAirline and airport bodies split on EU’s 50:50 slot threshold
Airports body ACI Europe has welcomed the European Commission’s decision to set a 50% slot usage threshold for the upcoming Winter 2021 season, in stark contrast to the condemnation of the move from airlines body IATA.
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NewsAir France’s first A220 emerges from Airbus paint shop
The first Airbus A220 to be painted in Air France colours has emerged from the airframer’s facility in Mirabel, Canada.
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NewsRyanair to have at least 60 Max aircraft in time for next summer
Ryanair expects to be operating at least 60 Boeing 737 Max aircraft in time for next summer and has reiterated its interest in ordering the Max 10 variant “if the price is right”.
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NewsHeathrow warns UK is falling behind Europe in travel and trade recovery
The UK’s travel restrictions “remain a barrier” to a more significant recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic and mean the country is lagging the positive trends seen elsewhere in Europe, in the view of Heathrow Airport.
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NewsRyanair sees small loss or breakeven for full year after tough first quarter
Irish budget carrier Ryanair is “cautiously” projecting a small loss or breakeven for the year to March 2022 after net losses widened to €273 million ($321 million) for the first quarter.
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NewsIATA calls European Commission’s slot rules ‘out of touch with reality’
IATA has sharply criticised the European Commission’s intentions to tighten slot rules for the winter travel season as “out of touch with reality”, as the region’s airlines are only just beginning to ramp up operations following the more than year-long coronavirus crisis.
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NewsAzimuth agreement is A220's first from Russia since local certification
Russian carrier Azimuth’s agreement to take Airbus A220s is the first from one of the country’s airlines since the twinjet family quietly secured certification from the federal aviation regulator Rosaviatsia. Airbus obtained certification for both the A220-300 and smaller -100 from Rosaviatsia on 24 December 2020, according to the type ...
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Airline BusinessAirline Business Weekly Briefing: No more domestic bliss in Asia-Pacific
News this week that Australia’s domestic air travel market has been hit hard by a resurgence of Covid-19 cases reflects a growing trend of Covid-19 challenges in Asia-Pacific, with no easy answers.
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NewsTAP Air Portugal chief urges parents not to give ‘only dolls to girls and Lego to boys’
One of the few women leading a top airline says parents can do more to encourage girls into aviation-related professions, as she laments a lack of progress on gender diversity in the industry during her career.
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NewsAttempt to steer with reverse-thrust preceded Taiga DHC-6 excursion
Investigators have determined that a Russian-operated Viking Air DHC-6-400 suffered a runway excursion after the crew lost directional control while attempting to use engine power to steer. Operating for regional carrier Taiga on 6 June, the aircraft (RA-67264) had touched down on runway 22, at Nogliki in the Sakhalin region, ...
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NewsIcing emerges as prime suspect in An-28 double-engine failure accident
Russian investigators are focusing on icing in relation to the dual-engine failure which resulted in a PZL-Mielec An-28’s having to make an emergency landing in a swampy field, where it flipped over and suffered extensive damage. Federal air transport regulator Rosaviatsia states that accident occurred shortly after the An-28, operated ...
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NewsLate-booking passengers mean network planning grief for airlines
Executives at three European carriers say travel rule confusion and hesitant travellers make it impossible to prepare for winter season
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NewsIcelandair praises 737 Max performance as it ramps up operations for second half
Icelandair has seven of its nine Boeing 737 Max jets in service and expects to bring the other two into operation by late August. The carrier is also planning to take another Max 8 and Max 9 in the fourth quarter, and another Max 8 – the last of the ...
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NewsNew TAP Air Portugal chief takes control as EU looks at latest state aid proposal
New TAP Air Portugal chief executive Christine Ourmieres-Widener has been in “listening mode” during her first few days in charge of the European operator, as uncertainty surrounds the business’s second tranche of state aid.
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NewsNew MiG concepts aimed at Russian navy requirement
Russia’s RAC MiG used the MAKS air show to display a trio of new combat aircraft concepts in model form.
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In depthAirbus keeps weighing its A350 freighter options
Airbus has given its strongest signal that it is looking to revisit the dedicated freighter sector, in a bid to break a run of strategic missteps that have left rival Boeing virtually unchallenged.
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In depthHow A220 programme proved sound investment for Airbus amid pandemic
One curious effect of the air transport crisis is that it has effectively pushed the sector back in time, leaving a fleet technologically shaped to address the 2020s facing levels of demand from the turn of the millennium.