All Europe articles – Page 385
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SITA recruits Rolls-Royce for data transmission service
Rolls-Royce has become a launch customer for a new service by SITA OnAir to provide airlines with a “neutral” system to transmit aircraft technical data to equipment manufacturers and maintenance specialists
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MRO provider Revima to be sold
Investment house Ardian is set to acquire a majority shareholding in Revima in a bid to accelerate the French APU and landing-gear MRO firm's international expansion.
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Lufthansa-DHL venture AeroLogic to add another 777F
Lufthansa Group’s joint venture AeroLogic is to take its fleet of freighters to a dozen this year, with the additional of another Boeing 777F.
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Azur receives second 737-900ER
Russia’s Azur Air has introduced a second Boeing 737-900ER, two months after acquiring its initial one – which the carrier claimed was the first in the country.
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IATA calls for clarity as Brexit flight cap looms
IATA has called on the European Union and the UK to provide clarity on how the bloc's proposal for a cap on flights would work in the event of a no-deal Brexit.
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AMAC secures its first BBJ Max 9 completion contract
Swiss firm AMAC Aerospace has secured its first BBJ Max 9 completion contract and plans to take delivery of the re-engined narrowbody at its Basel facility in September 2020.
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Austria allocates funding for helicopter fleet upgrade
Austria's government has committed funding for the acquisition of a total of 15 new helicopters in the coming years as it renews its rotorcraft capabilities.
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Gama moves into VIP completions with Lotus purchase
Business aviation services provider Gama Aviation has made its first move into VIP aircraft completions, following the acquisition of Fort Lauderdale, Florida-based MRO firm Lotus Aviation.
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LOT to restore Indian services with Delhi link
Polish flag-carrier LOT is to restore services to the Indian capital New Delhi towards the end of the summer.
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HAECO Xiamen modifies cabins of two Virgin Atlantic A330-200s
Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering’s (HAECO) Xiamen unit has completed cabin modification work on two of four Virgin Atlantic Airbus A330-200s.
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In depthAccident inquiry reports from the second half of 2018
Accident reports issued during the second half of 2018
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OpinionOPINION: Despite 2018 set-back, aviation safety is improving
Over the next three-and-a-half hours, worldwide, more fatalities will be added to the grim toll of road traffic accidents than occurred on the global commercial passenger airline network during 2018.
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Departing Smartwings 737 veers off Moscow runway
Russian investigators are probing an incident at Moscow Sheremetyevo airport during which a Smartwings Boeing 737 veered off the runway after commencing its take-off roll.
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Israel halts F-16 sale to Croatia
Israel's government has abandoned a plan to sell surplus Lockheed Martin F-16s to Croatia, as the Middle Eastern country could not obtain approval from the USA to transfer the second-hand fighters fitted with Israeli equipment.
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Airline Business
ANALYSIS: Joon gets old quickly for parent Air France
It was with florid language that Air France unveiled Joon as its "new-generation travel experience" in September 2017.
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Cuts likely as Virgin shapes Flybe-Stobart combination
Virgin Atlantic-backed Connect Airways aims to concentrate on simplifying Flybe’s core network and improving performance following its acquisition of the UK regional carrier.
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Virgin to integrate Flybe-Stobart with long-haul network
UK regional operators Flybe and Stobart Air will be combined and brought into an integrated commercial co-operation with Virgin Atlantic’s long-haul operation under a newly-disclosed takeover plan.
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Virgin Atlantic and Stobart link up to take over Flybe
Virgin Atlantic and Stobart Aviation have established a joint company, Connect Airways, which is to acquire UK regional operator Flybe.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Big two airframers break output records but orders fall
Airbus and Boeing enjoyed another healthy rise in airliner output during 2018, to over 1,600 aircraft. Sales also remained strong – at 1,640 net orders – although this represented an almost 20% decline on the previous year.
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Trent 1000s start receiving approved redesigned blades
Rolls-Royce has started installing a redesigned intermediate pressure compressor blade design on certain Trent 1000 engines, following approval from European and US regulators.