All Europe articles – Page 216
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NewsLa Compagnie to start taking cargo on premium transatlantic flights
Premium transatlantic carrier La Compagnie is to branch into cargo operations, transporting freight on board its Airbus A321LR twinjets between Paris and New York. The airline, which specialises in business-class flights from Paris Orly to Newark, has contracted Worldwide Flight Services to handle cargo on the route. WFS already conducts ...
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NewsAirline industry not assertive enough in early days of Covid-19: IATA chief
The airline industry was too accepting of draconian restrictions on international travel in the first months of the pandemic, according to IATA director general Willie Walsh.
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NewsEasyJet crew urged United 787-10 abort after side-step approach error
French investigators have disclosed that an EasyJet Airbus A320 captain intervened to urge a United Airlines Boeing 787-10 crew to execute a go-around, after he saw the 787 had shifted its approach to the wrong runway at Paris Charles de Gaulle. The EasyJet aircraft had been cleared to line up ...
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NewsBA to accelerate 787 nose-gear modifications after retraction incident
British Airways is to speed implementation of a fix to prevent a repeat of the nose-gear retraction incident that damaged one of the carrier’s Boeing 787-8s on the ground at London Heathrow, in the aftermath of two similar events in the previous five years. UK investigators have yet to complete ...
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NewsCliff collision An-26 crew did not request descent below 600m: inquiry
Pilots of the Antonov An-26 which crashed into a cliff on approach to Palana had informed air traffic control that they were descending to 600m (1,970ft) shortly before the collision. But the crew did not mention reaching or levelling at this height, nor did they request any further descent clearance ...
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NewsVeteran former Belavia chief Gusarov passes away
Belarusian flag-carrier Belavia has announced the death of its former director general, Anatoly Gusarov, less than six months after he stepped down from the role he had held since the airline’s creation. Gusarov succumbed on 16 July after a long illness, says the airline. He became the head of Belavia ...
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NewsAll on board survive as An-28 flips over during brush landing
Russian authorities believe all the passengers and crew members of an PZL-Mielec An-28 survived after the aircraft came down in remote terrain in western Siberia. It had been operating a regional service on 16 July from Kedrovy eastwards to the city of Tomsk. Preliminary information indicates the twin-engined aircraft was ...
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Airline BusinessWhat do Europe’s emissions proposals mean for carriers?
The proposals released by the European Commission this week under its ‘Fit for 55’ sustainability effort appear to create significant challenges for the region’s airlines in the coming decade.
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NewsRussia calls Checkmate with new lightweight fighter design
Russia’s Rostec has taken the unusual step of releasing a first image of a new light fighter design ahead of its scheduled unveiling at the MAKS air show, after unofficial pictures had appeared online.
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NewsUS president says decision imminent on reopening to European travellers
US president Joe Biden has suggested that there will be news on the potential reopening of US borders to non-essential European visitors in the coming days.
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NewsFrench air force buys nine more PC-21 trainers
Pilatus has been awarded a contract to produce another nine PC-21 trainers for the French air force, in a move that will boost the service’s fleet of the turboprop type to 26 aircraft.
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NewsItalian carrier ITA seeks to acquire ‘essential’ Alitalia brand ahead of launch
New Italian carrier ITA is set to bid for the Alitalia brand name through a public tender, as the airline prepares to commence operations in mid-October. ITA will start services with a fleet of 52 aircraft when it begins flights, rising to 78 in 2022. The new carrier aims to ...
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NewsUnited Aircraft aims for annual production rate of 36 MC-21s by 2025
United Aircraft is aiming to reach an annual production rate of 36 aircraft for the Irkut MC-21 by 2025, and double this figure within the following two years. General director Yuri Slyusar outlined the schedule to Russian president Vladimir Putin at a meeting ahead of this year’s MAKS Moscow air ...
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NewsAlitalia successor ITA set to commence flights in mid-October
Alitalia successor carrier ITA is to become operational from mid-October, following discussions between Italian authorities and the European Commission. The Italian ministry of economy and finance states that discussions with the Commission have “concluded positively”. It adds that ITA will be “fully operational” from 15 October, when the initial flights ...
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NewsAir Arabia to launch Armenian budget carrier with investment fund support
Middle Eastern budget carrier Air Arabia is to participate in launching a new low-cost carrier in Armenia, which will be based at the capital Yerevan. Air Arabia has reached an agreement to form a joint venture company with the Armenian National Interests Fund. It will use the low-cost business model ...
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NewsAustrian fears EU climate proposals will ‘distort competition’
European Commission proposals aimed at reducing airlines’ carbon emissions may harm competition in the bloc while doing little for the environment, Austrian Airlines has warned.
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NewsDiversity in aviation and aerospace ‘is morally right and a business imperative’
Businesses in the aviation and aerospace industries that are not doing everything possible to attract a diverse range of talent are guilty of moral and business failings, according to speakers on the third and final day of Farnborough Connect on 15 July.
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NewsKlimov to develop enhanced engine for TVRS-44 turboprop
Russia’s United Engine is to develop a new turboprop engine for a 40- to 50-seat regional aircraft programme, the TVRS-44, being created by Ural aviation plant UZGA. The engine will be based on the Klimov TV7-117ST-01 which is undergoing certification for the Ilyushin Il-114-300. Klimov says serial production of the ...
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NewsRossiya prepares to start MC-21 operations in summer 2022
Russian carrier Rossiya is expecting to start operations with Irkut MC-21s in summer 2022, if the twinjet passes a technical readiness review. Rossiya is set to become the first carrier to fly the type in commercial service. While the MC-21 introduction is still about a year away, the Aeroflot Group ...
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NewsFrench Bee A350 deviated during go-around after alarm startled pilot
French investigators have detailed how a French Bee Airbus A350-900 sharply deviated from the missed-approach pattern at Paris Orly, when one of its pilots was startled and temporarily incapacitated just after an unexpected windshear alarm. The twinjet (F-HREV) was nearing the end of a long service from San Francisco on ...