All Europe articles – Page 594
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NewsAirbus confirms four killed in A400M crash
Airbus Defence & Space says four of its flight-test personnel were killed and another two seriously injured when an A400M tactical transport crashed in Spain on 9 May.
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NewsM as in Mach: Seven supersonic business jet dreams
With the annual EBACE European business jet jamboree looming, we're pumped up to hear about dreams of speed
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NewsControllers unaware of erratic Germanwings altitude selections
French air traffic controllers were unaware of highly-unusual altitude selections being made on the ill-fated Germanwings Airbus A320 during its prior flight to Barcelona.
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NewsNew Russian-Chinese lessor aims for 100 Superjets
Russian and Chinese parties have tentatively agreed to establish a new leasing company for Sukhoi Superjet 100s which aims to build a fleet of 100 aircraft and focus on sales to Asia.
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NewsEmbraer prepares first European-owned Legacy 500 for delivery
Embraer is poised to deliver the first European-based Legacy 500, less than six months after its midsize business jet secured certification from the continent’s aviation authority, EASA.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Twin-aisle aircraft strategy in the 2020s
Ascend senior consultant Richard Evans considers what aircraft manufacturers may do next in the twin-aisle market
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NewsBombardier confirms Swiss as CSeries launch operator
Bombardier has identified Swiss International Air Lines as the launch carrier for the CSeries twinjet, with the airline taking delivery in the first half of 2016.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Insatiable demand for connectivity in business aviation
Connectivity, both in the cabin and in the cockpit, has become a must-have item in business aviation. The proliferation of personal electronic devices such as smartphones and tablet computers has led to an expectation to be connected to the Internet at all times, whether on the ground or in the ...
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AUVSI: IAI stresses big future for UCAVs
The head of Israel Aerospace Industries’ military aircraft division believes its future profits reside in the market for unmanned combat air vehicles (UCAV).
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AUVSI: Lockheed Martin unveils improved Desert Hawk
Lockheed Martin has unveiled its Desert Hawk IV, which is no longer designed to break apart on landing and has almost twice the endurance of the third iteration of the small UAV operated by the British Army.
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AUVSI: Airbus to continue weaponisation of Tanan UAV
Airbus Defence & Space is continuing development work on its Tanan vertical take-off and landing unmanned air vehicle, including weaponising the platform, despite the lack of a confirmed customer.
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NewsGermanwings crash: Extreme altitude selections recorded on prior flight
Investigators have disclosed that the altitude selector on the ill-fated Germanwings Airbus A320 was adjusted to extreme values several times, in the captain’s absence, during the previous outbound flight to Barcelona.
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Ryanair eyes Egypt and Tunisia routes in 2016
Ryanair could start flights to Tunisia and Egypt as soon as summer 2016 if regulatory hurdles and capacity constraints can be overcome.
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NewsThomas Cook Airlines debuts A330 leased from AirTanker
Thomas Cook Airlines has made its first commercial flights with an Airbus A330-200 being operated under a three-year “damp lease” agreement with the UK’s AirTanker Services.
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Lufthansa executive Kratky to head Austrian
Lufthansa Group has named senior manager Kay Katky to succeed Jaan Albrecht as chief executive of Austrian Airlines on 1 August 2015.
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Thomas Cook to add new US links next summer
Thomas Cook will add routes to Los Angeles and Boston from Manchester airport from May 2016 after agreeing a new five-year deal on airport charges with operator Manchester Airports Group (MAG).
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NewsNATO rotates Baltic air policing force
NATO has made its latest force rotation to deliver the Baltic Air Policing mission protecting the airspace of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, with Norway to lead the activity until 31 August.
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EASA details joint upset-recovery training initiative
European safety authorities are introducing training requirements aimed at reinforcing the ability of pilots to recover from upset scenarios and avoid loss-of-control accidents.
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NewsLuxaviation snaps up ExecuJet to become world's second-largest business jet operator
Luxaviation’s ambition to become the largest business aircraft operator in the world after NetJets has been realised, thanks to its successful acquisition on 30 April of ExecuJet Aviation Group.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Middle East carriers slurp Vietnam Airlines' pho
Vietnam experienced strong growth in visitor arrivals from Western Europe in 2014, but this correlated with heavy capacity growth to Ho Chi Minh and Hanoi in recent years by the big three Middle Eastern carriers.