All Europe articles – Page 405
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Cardiff Aviation seeks investment to turn around MRO business
When UK rock singer and aviation buff Bruce Dickinson established in 2012 a maintenance operation in a decommissioned Royal Air Force hangar in the Welsh town of St Athan, a few miles west of Cardiff airport, he envisaged that the site would become a central column in a business spanning ...
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EASA crew test-flies MC-21 ahead of certification bid
European Aviation Safety Agency test pilots have conducted preliminary examination flights of the Irkut MC-21-300.
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Pobeda forced to drop Kaliningrad-London plan
Russian low-cost carrier Pobeda is to proceed with opening a London link from St Petersburg next month, but it appears to have abandoned plans to serve the UK from Kaliningrad over a personal-data hitch.
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Eurowings replaces Lufthansa on Dusseldorf-Newark route
Eurowings will add a second service to the New York City area, replacing parent Lufthansa on some Newark flights in December.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: No-deal Brexit promises only red tape for airlines
If the publication of the UK government's latest Brexit aviation technical notices gave airlines clarity on anything, it is that they face the prospect of a mountain of red tape and risk being hostages to the two sides' goodwill in the event of a no deal outcome.
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BA to serve Osaka
British Airways will add a new route to Osaka from London Heathrow next summer.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Investor appetite keeps funding cheap despite rate rise
Airlines and lessors continue to benefit from a "wall of liquidity" and relentless appetite for aviation credit from the institutional market.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Maintenance providers see big wins from CFM-IATA deal
Maintenance and spare-parts providers have welcomed the agreement CFM International has struck with IATA to open up the market for third-party engine support of the manufacturer's engines.
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UK confirms no-deal Brexit would limit CAA certificates' validity
The UK government has warned that if the country leaves the EU without an agreement, certificates issued by the country's Civil Aviation Authority under the European Aviation Safety Agency regulations might not be valid in the bloc after March 2019.
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A350 diversion crew received engine temperature warning
Preliminary information on an Iberia Airbus A350-900 diversion to Boston shows the crew received a warning that exhaust gas temperature on the left-hand engine was over limit.
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LHT develops automated steam cleaner for engine heat exchangers
Lufthansa Technik has started using an automated steam cleaning system for engine heat exchangers, which avoids use of chemical detergents and reduces process time.
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Interview
INTERVIEW: Flying solo for a place in the history books
British-Nigerian Lola Odujinrin is the first African to circumnavigate the Earth solo in a single-engined aircraft. He describes this feat – which he undertook without the help of a conventional support team – as "by far my greatest achievement in aviation".
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FL Technics bags follow-up MRO deal from Lufthansa
Lufthansa Group has selected Lithuanian maintenance provider FL Technics to complete base checks on 28 Airbus A320s, following previous co-operation between the two companies.
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Airbus Helicopters adopts 3D-printing for A350 parts
Airbus Helicopters is preparing serial production of A350 door components through a 3D-printing process.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: As Trent reaches limits, R-R sees need for succession
Rolls-Royce Trent has been synonymous with advanced aero engines for nearly three decades. Indeed, the series has been successful enough for this namesake of British engineering to claim that gas turbines named after the mighty waterway flowing past its Derby home power a market-leading 40% share of the new generation ...
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Opinion
OPINION: How Airbus's Leahy succession plan misfired
It was never going to be easy for Airbus to replace its “billion dollar salesman” John Leahy. And just eight months into its post-Leahy journey, Toulouse has already had to make unscheduled turnback.
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PICTURE: Ex-Lufthansa A321 joins Luftwaffe
Germany's air force has taken delivery of a former Lufthansa Airbus A321 that has been converted by the airline's maintenance division for government flights and other missions.
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KLM gambles on Las Vegas in 2019
KLM plans to land in Las Vegas next summer with new flights from Amsterdam.
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Liebherr wins follow-up component supply deal for 777
Boeing has engaged Liebherr to supply electronic control equipment for the landing gears of current- and next-generation 777s.
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PICTURES: DLR tests retrofitable noise-reduction modifications
German aerospace research centre DLR is testing on an Airbus A320 test aircraft a range of experimental modifications aimed at reducing noise, especially during the take-off and landing phases.