All Europe articles – Page 255
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NewsEasyJet readies Brexit ownership contingency plan
Low-cost carrier EasyJet has confirmed it will activate a contingency plan if non-EU nationals’ ownership of the carrier remains above 49.5% when the UK’s Brexit transition period expires at the end of the month.
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Airline BusinessHow European states stepped in to support grounded airlines in 2020
European governments have stepped in with an unprecedented level of financial support to keep airlines in the region afloat during the pandemic, with the likelihood of further funding required in the year to come.
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NewsInitial Rossiya Superjets to be stationed at Sheremetyevo
Russian operator Rossiya is to base its initial Sukhoi Superjet 100s at Moscow Sheremetyevo, as it prepares to start receiving the type under an agreement with parent Aeroflot Group. Rossiya says the agreement to transfer the aircraft from the Aeroflot fleet was signed on 21 December, and that it will ...
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NewsEASA embarks on comprehensive project to examine cabin-air toxicity risk
Europe’s air safety authority is initiating a project intended to address concerns about cabin air contamination, which will characterise chemical compounds entering the environmental control system from engine oil leakage or dislodged deposits. The three-year project – being put out to tender by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency – ...
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NewsRyanair to restore Shannon base next summer
Ryanair has confirmed it will reopen its base at Shannon airport this summer and called on the Irish government to act to incentivise travel to secure at capacity at Cork and Dublin.
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NewsPoland secures EC approval for LOT rescue package
European regulators have cleared the Polish government’s request to provide national carrier LOT Polish Airlines with around PLN2.9 billion ($787 million) in financial support under the temporary easing of state aid rules.
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NewsUK offers up Sentinel R1 surveillance fleet for scrap
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) is offering seven of the Royal Air Force’s (RAF’s) surplus intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft for disposal via its Defence Equipment Sales Authority (DESA), having ruled out their suitability for use by another operator. On offer are a pair of retired Boeing E-3D Sentry ...
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NewsBelgium’s first Atlas caps A400M deliveries for year
Belgium’s first A400M Atlas tactical transport has arrived at the nation’s Melsbroek air base.
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NewsBlock on UK airline travel shows need for Covid-19 testing regime: IATA
IATA believes the sudden blocking of flights from the UK by dozens of countries proves the importance of introducing universal Covid-19 testing regimes to keep international travel open.
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NewsEasyJet defers deliveries of 22 more A320neos
EasyJet has pushed back delivery of 22 more Airbus A320neo originally set for delivery during its next three financial years, meaning the airline is set to take 33 new aircraft over the coming four years.
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NewsBelavia’s first E2 handed over by Embraer
Belarusian operator Belavia has receive its first Embraer 195-E2, one of three to be leased to the Minsk-based flag-carrier. Belavia is already an operator of the conventional 195 and 175 regional jets manufactured by the Brazilian airframer. It is leasing three of the re-engined E2s from AerCap. The aircraft is ...
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NewsDelta, Virgin join British Airways in testing passengers from UK
Delta Air Lines and Virgin Atlantic Airways will join British Airways in implementing pre-departure Covid-19 testing for passengers booked on flights from the United Kingdom to the United States.
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NewsCAA hits back as Ryanair blames ‘policy shift’ for cancelling UK routes
Irish carrier Ryanair cites a ’sudden change of policy’ from the Civil Aviation Authority for cancelling 12 UK domestic and non-European Union international routes, although the regulator insists it has a long-standing policy that UK-licensed operators should not heavily rely on wet-leasing foreign-registered aircraft for such services. Ryanair says the ...
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NewsBritish Airways will test all inbound passengers to New York at governor’s request
At the request of New York’s governor Andrew Cuomo, British Airways will be testing all New-York-bound passengers from the UK prior to departure as a new, more contagious mutation of the coronavirus rages in the southwest of England.
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NewsVallair A321s to undergo freighter conversion in China
Airbus A321 converted freighter pioneer Vallair has disclosed that nine of the type will undergo modification in China, at the ST Engineering facility in Guangzhou. The initial aircraft to be converted will be MSN1017, a CFM International CFM56-powered twinjet which was originally delivered to First Choice Airways in 1999. Vallair ...
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NewsThird Libyan charged with Pan Am 747 bombing after 32 years
Precisely 32 years after a bomb explosion destroyed a Pan Am Boeing 747-100 over Scotland, the US government has formally charged a third person with the attack on the aircraft. US attorney general William Barr states that the government has filed criminal charges against Abu Agela Masud Kheir Al-Marimi for ...
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Airline BusinessHow might new Covid-19 strains affect the airline industry’s outlook?
The emergence of more infectious strains of Covid-19 and the consequent restrictions placed on travel to and from the UK, Denmark and South Africa could have significant implications for the airline industry’s recovery path.
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NewsFresh Europe travel restrictions ‘worst possible timing’ for airlines: analysts
New restrictions on travel to and from the UK amid concerns over a new Covid-19 variant are the “worst possible timing” for airlines expecting a desperately needed boost in fortunes over the holiday period, in the view of analysts at Bernstein.
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NewsSingapore, UK sign safety, MRO agreements
The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) and the UK Civil Aviation Authority (UK CAA) have signed two agreements on safety, security and training, as well as on aviation maintenance.
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NewsSeveral EU governments join Dutch ban on flights from UK
German, Austrian and Belgian authorities are among those which have joined the Dutch government in imposing a ban on flights from the UK following the emergence of a new coronavirus strain. The German federal transport ministry is banning services from the UK, with the exception of flights to repatriate aircraft ...