All Europe articles – Page 264
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NewsAeroflot chief Saveliev to become Russian transport minister
Long-serving Aeroflot Group chief executive Vitaly Saveliev is set to become Russian transport minister after he was nominated for the role by prime minister Mikhail Mishustin. The transport ministry says that Saveliev will take over, following a Russian presidential decree dated 10 November. Saveliev has led the Russian carrier group ...
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NewsIrkut rolls out first MC-21 with Russian PD-14 engines
Russian airframer Irkut has rolled out the first MC-21 equipped with domestically-built Aviadvigatel PD-14 powerplants. The variant, designated the MC-21-310, is the alternative to the -300 which features Pratt & Whitney PW1400G engines. Irkut has yet to fix a date for the maiden flight of the -310 but says it ...
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NewsUnion conflict erupts at TUIfly over restructuring plan
Management at German leisure carrier TUIfly and pilot union Vereinigung Cockpit are blaming each other for a breakdown in talks about restructuring measures amid the air transport crisis.
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NewsWizz signs ‘indefinite’ contract with chief Varadi
Wizz Air chief executive Jozsef Varadi has agreed to lead the central European budget operator indefinitely. In a 10 November stock-exchange notice, Wizz says it has agreed a new service contract with Varadi. Source: BillyPix “The contract term is indefinite and the terms of his service agreement ...
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NewsVaccines mean summer could see 80% of 2019 demand: Ryanair chief
Intra-European air travel is likely to see “some degree of normality” in summer 2021 as a result of positive vaccine developments, according to Ryanair group chief executive Michael O’Leary.
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NewsNorwegian flags ‘significant’ bankruptcy risk amid heavy losses
Scandinavian budget carrier Norwegian has today warned that it faces a “significant risk” of insolvency, as it revealed a third-quarter net loss of NKr980 million ($108 million). Still reeling from the Norwegian government’s 9 November announcement that it would not provide any more financial support to the struggling airline, the ...
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NewsChina surpassing Russia in airpower technology: RUSI
The Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) has concluded that China is well on its way to eclipsing Russia in the field of combat aircraft. In a recent report, the UK-based think tank contends that Russia and China are on different trajectories in combat aircraft development, with China taking a clear ...
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NewsEU strikes back in subsidy dispute with 15% duty on Boeing jets
Boeing aircraft imported to the European Union are to carry a 15% tariff after European regulators imposed their own countermeasures in the long-running transatlantic subsidies dispute. The measures will take effect from 10 November, following the World Trade Organization’s authorisation on 26 October for the EU to place duties worth ...
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NewsLaminar-flow PD-35 nacelle undergoes windtunnel test
Russian analysts are testing the characteristics of a laminar-flow nacelle proposed for the high-thrust Aviadvigatel PD-35 engine. The PD-35 is a planned evolution of the PD-14 engine developed for the Irkut MC-21. It could potentially power the joint Russian-Chinese long-haul twinjet project, the CRAIC CR929. Moscow’s Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute has ...
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NewsCitation exhaust intoxicated in-trail A320 crew: investigators
French investigators have considered the possibility that carbon monoxide from a preceding business jet intoxicated the crew of a Vueling Airbus A320 after it departed Geneva. The A320 (EC-HQJ), bound for Barcelona, taxied and took off behind a NetJets Cessna Citation 560XL on 17 November 2017. “Shortly after the retraction ...
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OpinionPositive vaccine news comes just as airline industry needed it the most
Carriers in the northern hemisphere are heading into a winter season that is likely to be bleaker than even their worst pre-pandemic nightmares could have imagined.
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NewsWizz pares new Norwegian domestic routes
Wizz Air is temporarily pulling back several of its new Norwegian domestic services during November. That carrier says it has “decided to implement some short-term temporary flight cancellations” following recommendations from the Norwegian government that individuals hold back from domestic travel. Source: Wizz Air “The airline continues ...
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NewsThree Russian operators to take Superjets through leasing tie-up
Three Russian carriers are to be supplied with a total of eight Sukhoi Superjet 100s under an agreement reached between airframer Irkut and PSB Leasing. Aeroflot is to take five of the twinjet type, another pair will go to Azimuth Airlines, and one to Red Wings. The Azimuth and Red ...
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NewsCrew hiked A320 approach speed before tailwind landing overrun
Investigators probing an Airbus A320 overrun at Sylt have been unable to understand why the crew increased the aircraft’s speed during approach, despite the presence of a moderate tailwind and a water on the runway. The Air Berlin aircraft (D-ABHO) landed long, some 930m beyond the threshold of Sylt’s runway ...
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NewsNorwegian warns of ‘uncertain future’ after government rejects support request
Norwegian is facing “a very uncertain future” after Norway rejected requests from the airline for further financial support. Oslo notes that in respone to the coronavirus crisis the state’s extraordinary contribution to aviation in Norway so far in 2020 amounts to NKr13 billion ($1.4 billion). Source: Norwegian ...
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NewsBerlin Tegel closes after final flight departs for Paris
Berlin Tegel has ceased commercial operations following the departure of the last flight from the German capital airport, an Air France service to Paris Charles de Gaulle. The Airbus A320 lifted off from runway 08L at about 15:39 on 8 November. Tegel is closing as a result of the new ...
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NewsOctober surge appears to take Airbus past 13,000 deliveries
Airbus appears to have delivered its 13,000th aircraft during October, although it has not identified the specific operator involved. The airframer delivered 72 aircraft over the course of the month, its highest monthly figure this year, taking its overall total for 2020 to 413. Airbus’s backlog figures show 13,039 deliveries ...
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NewsSingle-aisle deals give Airbus highest monthly orders since March
Airbus has recorded its largest number of orders in a single month since March, with agreements for 11 aircraft – all of them single-aisle jets. The airframer has listed orders for six A220-100s during October, including a pair for executive operator Comlux, following its unveiling of a business jet version ...
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NewsLufthansa prepares ground for possible part-sale of MRO unit
Lufthansa Group is making preparations for responding to enquiries from investors interested in taking a stake in its MRO division.
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NewsAirbus receives initial ‘Airspace’ cabin entry area for A320neo
Austrian aerospace firm FACC has delivered its first entrance area of the ‘Airspace’ interior configuration developed for the Airbus A320neo. FACC had been tasked with developing the door zone and overhead bins for the new interior layout two years ago. The Airspace cabin was introduced on the long-haul Airbus A350 ...