All Europe articles – Page 29
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NewsTurkish Airlines still keen on mixed fleet as talks on Boeing order continue
Turkish Airlines remains in talks with Boeing and engine manufacturers as it still hopes to seal an order for 225 aircraft.
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NewsKrasAvia An-26 overruns at northern Russian island airport
Siberian investigators are probing an overrun involving an Antonov An-26 operated by Russian regional carrier KrasAvia. The aircraft had been conducting a charter flight from Norilsk, says the West Siberian transport prosecutor’s office. It landed at Dikson airport, on an island in the far north of the Krasnoyarsk region, at ...
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NewsPilatus takes stake in solar fuels manufacturer Synhelion
Swiss airframer Pilatus Aircraft has taken an equity stake in solar fuels manufacturer Synhelion as it seeks to support the production and global supply of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
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NewsAirbus defence unit to display ‘Wingman’ concept at ILA Berlin air show
Airbus Defence & Space will unveil a full-scale model of a conceptual ‘Wingman’ asset during the ILA Berlin air show on 5 June.
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NewsLufthansa, KLM and SAA pay $900m for ‘extreme delays’ in refunding passengers
The US government has secured more than $900 million in refunds for passengers who faced “extreme delays” in receiving compensation from for Covid-19-related flight changes and cancellations.
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NewsUS Air Force orders its first Joint Strike Missile batch for F-35 fleet
Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace has been awarded a $141 million contract for Lot 1 production of its air-launched Joint Strike Missile (JSM) for the US Air Force (USAF).
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NewsSpohr expects ‘direction’ of Commission decision on ITA deal this week
Lufthansa Group chief executive Carsten Spohr expects to get an indication this week from the European Commission on its decision regarding the group’s planned move to acquire a stake in ITA Airways.
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NewsSAS still feeling impact of Russian airspace closure
Chief executive of Scandinavian carrier SAS, Anko van der Werff, sees no light at the end of the tunnel at present when it comes to the impact on its Asian flights from the ongoing closure of Russian airspace following the invasion of Ukraine more than two years ago.
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NewsSAS chief sees ‘no issues’ with approval of Air France-KLM minority stake
Chief executive of Scandinavian operator SAS, Anko van der Werff, does not expect any issues with securing European Commission approval for Air France-KLM’s planned minority investment in the carrier.
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NewsPIA awaits restoration of EASA approval as Pakistani regulator shows safety progress
Pakistan International Airlines is still waiting for European regulators to restore its third-country operator approval, although the Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority is progressing with safety-oversight improvements.
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NewsFatal Schiphol incident victim deliberately entered KLM E190 engine: investigators
Dutch military police investigators have determined that a person killed by an aircraft engine at Amsterdam Schiphol had entered the powerplant deliberately. The man was fatally injured on 29 May after the aircraft, a KLM Cityhopper Embraer 190, had just completed its pushback procedure and was preparing to taxi for ...
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NewsSweden to gift its Saab 340 airborne early warning aircraft to Ukraine
Sweden has detailed a plan to donate its in-service airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) assets to Ukraine, and to expand its own replacement fleet of Saab GlobalEye aircraft.
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NewsEuropean regulators maintain safety-oversight pressure on Egyptian authority
Egyptian safety oversight capabilities are being kept under scrutiny by the European Commission, although it has not moved to blacklist any of the country’s carriers. The Commission states, in a 30 May blacklist update, that it held a technical meeting with Egyptian Civil Aviation Authority representatives in mid-April as part ...
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NewsTUI 737 overflew road at low height during take-off with insufficient thrust
UK investigators have disclosed that a Boeing 737-800 crew manually selected insufficient thrust after the autothrottle disengaged during take-off from Bristol, resulting in the jet’s belatedly becoming airborne and overflying a major road at less than 100ft.
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NewsAustria, Sweden gain approval for follow-on Black Hawk purchases
Existing Black Hawk operators Austria and Sweden have each received approval from the US Department of State to purchase 12 more of the Sikorsky-built type in its latest UH-60M guise.
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News‘Bigger, more diverse’ ILA Berlin air show readies for take-off
Starting on 5 June, this year’s ILA Berlin air show will be “bigger and more diverse than previous iterations”, according to its organisers.
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NewsBelarusian flag-carrier Belavia fails to convince EU court to lift flight ban
Belarusian flag-carrier Belavia has failed to convince the European General Court to lift restrictions on the carrier, imposed after the airline was accused of aiding illegal migration to the EU for political purposes.
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NewsCurrency effects mask SAS’s improved half-year performance
Scandinavian carrier SAS’s first-half pre-tax losses have deepened by 7% to SKr4.1 billion ($384 million), which the company attributes to currency effects.
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AnalysisGripen E testing set to ramp up ahead of deliveries to Swedish air force
Stockholm’s Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) plans to markedly increase flight-testing of the Saab Gripen E within the coming weeks, ahead of the fighter’s entry into service with the Swedish air force next year.
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NewsKLM aircraft involved in fatal engine ingestion accident at Amsterdam
KLM has confirmed a fatal accident at Amsterdam Schiphol in which a person was injured by an operating aircraft engine. The 29 May occurrence involved its flight KL1341 which was preparing to depart for Billund in Denmark. KLM operates the flight with an Embraer 190 regional jet. The carrier says ...