All Europe articles – Page 541
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News
Network glitch forces western Norwegian airspace closure
Norwegian authorities are expecting knock-on delays after a technical problem in air traffic systems which forced the closure of airspace in the west of the country.
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EasyJet heavy-check business to sustain SR Technics' Malta hangar
Swiss maintenance specialist SR Technics is set to continue operating its Malta base, with the facility's main client EasyJet having agreed to extend their partnership.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: EasyJet sticks to MRO tack despite new Gatwick hangar
EasyJet insists that its opening of a hangar at London Gatwick does not represent a shift in its strategy of outsourcing technical services to external maintenance providers.
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Azerbaijan to firm MC-21 lease once flight-tests start
Azerbaijan Airlines has tentatively signed to lease 10 Irkut MC-21-300s from Russia’s Ilyushin Finance.
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China consortium confirms deal for 100 H135 helicopters
A consortium of Chinese companies has signed a purchase contract for 100 Airbus Helicopters H135 rotorcraft, setting the stage for the type to be assembled in China.
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Opinion
OPINION: Counting the cost of H225 grounding
How do you calculate the cost of an accident? Beyond, that is, the simple, unquantifiable human tragedy of the event.
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Boeing 737 damaged in hangar blaze: Prague airport
Prague airport’s operator has confirmed that a Boeing 737 was damaged during a hangar fire on 9 June.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: IATA sees airlines keeping shine on profits
Outgoing IATA director general Tony Tyler closed the association’s AGM in Dublin with a quip about how host carrier chief Stephen Kavanah, in contrast to the hailstorms of Cape Town in 2013, had delivered uninterrupted sun for the event,
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Flybe rejigs Republic Q400 deal over 'cautious' forecasts
UK operator Flybe Group is restructuring its previous agreement to take 24 Bombardier Q400s from US carrier Republic Airways, opting instead to take 15 of the turboprops.
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NewsViking Air appoints AeroGeo as first Russian service centre
Canada’s Viking Air has appointed business and commercial aviation services provider AeroGeo as its first authorised service centre in Russia.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Why Farnborough could be a classic for airliner debuts
This year's Farnborough air show could be a vintage one for the new generation of airliners. With almost all the new and re-engined single-aisles potentially on display, show attendees will get a unique opportunity to see – and hear – all the rivals up close.
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Lufthansa to complete 737 phase-out in October
Lufthansa intends to retire its last remaining Boeing 737s in October, some 48 years after the German carrier became the type's launch operator.
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NewsDiamond delivers DA62 to Flight Calibration Services
Austria’s Diamond Aircraft has delivered a DA62 piston-twin to UK flight inspection services provider Flight Calibration Services.
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Airbus backlog revision features 75 more A320s
Airbus has newly added 75 A320-family jets to its backlog figures, with two firm agreements with undisclosed customers.
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MH17: Missile exhaust displayed as prosecutor builds case
Dutch prosecutors have displayed a large missile component, the exhaust of a Buk surface-to-air weapon, as they work to build a criminal case over the destruction of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17.
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Safran to provide engines for new Korean helicopters
Safran Helicopter Engines has been selected to provide the engines for South Korea’s planned Light Civil Helicopter (LCH) and Light Armed Helicopter (LAH).
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IATA: No board seat envisaged in Qatar's IAG investment strategy
Qatar Airways sees its acquisition of a stake in IAG as part of a long-term strategic investment plan but not one that will require the airline to take a board seat as long as the current management structure remains in place.
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NewsStar chiefs admire CSeries on first passenger flight
Chief executives from several Star Alliance member carriers admired the Bombardier CSeries, aboard the first passenger flight aboard the aircraft.
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IATA: A4E presses case for action to mitigate ATC strike impact
Europe’s new airline lobby group established by the big five carriers will call for the European Commission to investigate the feasibility of enabling ATC service providers from neighbouring countries to help limit disruption caused by strikes in individual countries.
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IATA: Association works to flag blocked funds risks earlier
IATA is working on establishing a new early-alert system to help flag to its members countries where a shortage of foreign currency reserves could risk airline funds become blocked as they have been in Venezuela.