All Europe articles – Page 280
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NewsSAS impairs older fleet as it pushes back Airbus deliveries
SAS has pushed back deliveries of two Airbus A350-900s and eight A320neos, which will reduce the Scandinavian operator’s capital expenditure for 2021-24. But the company insists it is “still committed” to achieving an all-Airbus fleet by 2023, to reduce fuel consumption and maintenance costs. “We have made progress on our ...
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NewsManchester airport shuts one of its terminals again as recovery stalls
Manchester airport is to temporarily close one of its terminals again from next month in a further sign of the slower-than-hoped-for pick-up in travel demand.
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NewsCargolux paints surgical mask on nose door of Boeing 747-8F
The paint scheme is intended to highlight the ”airline’s commitment to the fight against Covid-19”.
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NewsBrussels Airlines gets approval for €290 million bailout
European competition regulators have given the green light for a €290 million ($343 million) state-support measure for Brussels Airlines to help the carrier recover from the coronavirus crisis.
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NewsAirlines walk tightrope on pilot furloughs
Airlines find themselves facing a critical dilemma as they resize their networks for a new post-coronavirus normal, and must walk a tightrope between furloughing pilots and keeping them on staff to maintain their network flexibility, experts say.
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NewsLufthansa ticket refund bill reaches €2.3 billion
Lufthansa Group has disclosed it paid more than €2.3 billion ($2.7 billion) in ticket refunds to almost 5.4 million customers so far this year.
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NewsAirline Business podcast: uncertainties prevail after bleak Q2 results
Graham and Lewis discuss a bleak financial results season, as airlines count the costs of a ruinous April-June period while grappling with a bumpier-than-expected comeback in the current quarter.
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NewsBritish Airways’ union calls for strike action
British Airways staff represented by the Unite union have “overwhelmingly” called for strike action over the airline’s plans for job losses and changes to employment terms.
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NewsHandler Swissport to deleverage under financial restructuring scheme
Ground-handling firm Swissport is set to undergo an extensive restructuring, having obtained a commitment for €300 million ($354 million) in liquidity from creditors. The transaction would take its overall liquidity to €500 million by adding to the €200 million currently available to the company.. This interim funding would ultimately be ...
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NewsSamad readies half-scale e-Starling for September maiden sortie
UK start-up Samad Aerospace is preparing a 50% scale model of its e-Starling hybrid-electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft for flight testing in early September, the next major milestone in the development of the six-seat composite air taxi, which is scheduled for certification and service entry in 2025.
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NewsLHT chief foresees ‘fierce’ MRO competition for legacy jets
Lufthansa Technik chief executive Johannes Bussmann has predicted MRO-sector consolidation during the coming winter season, and that prolonged operations of legacy aircraft will spark “fairly fierce competition” among maintenance providers.
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NewsEurowings passengers can pay to keep middle seat free
Eurowings will offer passengers the option of paying extra to keep the middle seat vacant, throughout the entire cabin, on all flights within Europe, after carrying out a “successful” trial of the measure.
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NewsPegasus talks to Airbus about changes to A320neo-family deliveries
Turkish budget carrier Pegasus has indicated that it will push back some aircraft deliveries, as it continues negotiations with Airbus regarding the A320neo-family twinjets it has on order.
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NewsFirst German armed forces A350 nears certification and delivery
Germany’s government has unveiled the first of three Airbus A350-900s which have been configured for the special air mission wing of the ministry of defence. The aircraft – designated 10+03, and the first of the type not destined for commercial service – has undergone modification at the Lufthansa Technik facility ...
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NewsFirst GE90-powered Boeing 777 flies into retirement
The world’s first GE Aviation-powered Boeing 777 made what is expected to be its final flight today when it was ferried from London Heathrow into retirement by British Airways.
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NewsVueling revises go-around training after Birmingham approach incident
Spanish carrier Vueling has amended simulator training to include high-energy approaches and go-arounds, after investigators probed an Airbus A320 incident at Birmingham which involved two aborted approaches and triggering of angle-of-attack protection. The crew had struggled to reduce the aircraft’s speed after commencing the final stages of the area navigation ...
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NewsAir Baltic pushes back A220 delivery schedule
Latvian carrier Air Baltic is rescheduling the delivery of its remaining Airbus A220-300 fleet, aiming to complete their introduction by early 2024. The airline, which has taken 22 of its 50 ordered A220s, says it has reached an agreement with the airframer to rejig the delivery schedule for the outstanding ...
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NewsBoeing scores Max win with two-jet order from Warsaw’s Enter Air
Polish charter carrier Enter Air has ordered two additional Boeing 737 Max 8s and taken options to buy another two of the jets, marking a rare sales win for Boeing’s and its still-grounded Max.
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NewsIcelandair options broaden as crew duty schedules shift closer to limits
Icelandair’s new collective agreements with aircrew means pilots and flight attendants will work closer to theoretical maximum limits, and enable the airline to explore new network prospects. International regulations restrict pilots and cabin crew from operating more than 900 block hours per year. Icelandair says that, given the structure of ...
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NewsLufthansa strikes deal with pilots to avert near-term redundancies
Lufthansa has reached a deal with the Vereinigung Cockpit union covering pilots at its German operations over cost-cutting measures for the rest of the year.