All Europe articles – Page 379
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PICTURES: First A350 for JAL comes together
Final assembly of the first Airbus A350-900 for Japan Airlines has commenced at Airbus’s facility in Toulouse.
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BelugaXL arrives in UK for tests at Broughton wing plant
Airbus’s first BelugaXL logistics aircraft has made its maiden flight to the airframer’s UK wing plant at Broughton.
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European Parliament backs safety stop-gap for no-deal Brexit
Members of the European Parliament have voted in favour of continuing to recognise, for an interim period, UK-issued European Aviation Safety Agency certificates in the event of a no-deal Brexit.
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Ryanair Max to make debut at Stansted
Ryanair's first Boeing 737 Max narrowbody will be deployed at London Stansted airport.
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Amedeo cancels dormant A380 order
Leasing company Amedeo has formally cancelled its order for 20 Airbus A380s, without having taken delivery of a single one.
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Airbus to take A320 monthly production rate to 63
Airbus has signalled a further rate increase for A320-family production, with monthly output rising to 63 in 2021.
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Emirates revives A350 interest after previous shut-out
Emirates’ decision to order 70 Airbus long-haul twinjets, and cancel dozens of A380s, comes almost five years after it cancelled 70 twinjets after opting for an A380 deal.
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Boeing 747's production run could outlast A380's
Airbus’s probable backlog for the A380 is less than that for the Boeing 747-8, leaving open the possibility that production of the iconic US aircraft could yet outlast its European rival.
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Emirates twinjet deal is strong consolation for Rolls-Royce
Emirates will take its Rolls-Royce-powered Airbus A380 fleet to 33 aircraft once deliveries of the remaining 14 are complete.
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Total A380 deliveries likely to match L-1011's
Airbus will just about top 250 A380 deliveries by the time the programme closes in 2021, preliminary figures indicate.
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NewsAirbus to conclude A400M contract revisions in months
Airbus expects to conclude contract revisions with A400M customers “in the coming months”, and says it “completed significant de-risking” of the military transport programme during 2018.
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Airbus to deliver up to 890 aircraft this year
Airbus is aiming to deliver 880-890 commercial aircraft this year, compared with the 800 handed over in 2018.
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Cancellation of the A380 programme 'painful': Enders
Outgoing Airbus chief executive Tom Enders describes as “painful” the decision to close the A380 programme, maintaining that the double-deck type remains an “outstanding” achievement.
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Etihad discussing cancellation of 42 A350s
Middle Eastern carrier Etihad Airways is in talks to cut its A350 order by 42 aircraft, leaving the airline with 20 A350-1000s in the backlog.
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Airbus to axe A380 programme after Emirates order rejig
Airbus is to close its A380 programme, stopping deliveries in 2021, ending an ambitious and expensive bid to challenge Boeing’s 50-year dominance in the high-capacity airliner market.
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State rail operator to open Alitalia talks with EasyJet and Delta
Italy’s state railway operator Ferrovie dello Stato plans to begin negotiations with EasyJet and and Delta Air Lines over their potential participation in the privatisation of Alitalia.
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Schiphol ground shunt damages KLM 747 and 787
Two KLM widebodies have been involved in a minor ground collision at Amsterdam Schiphol airport.
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Boeing and Safran name APU venture Initium
Boeing and Safran have named their newly formed APU joint venture Initium Aerospace.
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Clean Sky 2 to test hybrid laminar-flow demonstrators
European researchers are preparing a series of ground and flight tests to asses the viability of using fuel-saving hybrid laminar-flow technology on future large aircraft.