All Europe articles – Page 616
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Outlook for current A380 remains cloudy
Airbus president and chief executive Fabrice Brégier has robustly defended the prospects for the A380, insisting that the aircraft will eventually be re-engined and that a stretched variant will be developed.
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Top 10 last-minute aviation Christmas gifts on eBay
In case you’ve been too busy to notice, less than 12 shopping days now stand before Christmas. To assist our more procrastinating readers, Flightglobal has compiled a list of the top 10 last-minute Christmas gifts available for purchase right now on eBay, the online auction site. Aviation tends to rank ...
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FESTIVE QUIZ: Can you outsmart Uncle Roger?
Sharpen your pencils, or mouse pointers, for the 2014 edition of Uncle Roger's Festive Quiz
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Computer failure closes southern UK airspace
Airspace over the southern UK has been completely closed as a result of a computer failure.
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Twelve customer A350s in final assembly
Finnair’s first Airbus A350 has entered the final assembly line at Toulouse, as the airframer maintains pressure on its ramp-up phase for the type.
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Opinion
OPINION: Nowhere to hide from UAVs?
Civilian unmanned air vehicles – usually very small ones – are already big business, and the industry is growing apace. For that reason, not only the aviation industry but also society as a whole have to decide how best to take advantage of the advances these aircraft can bring, but ...
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Ryanair's new profits course takes shape
If there was some scepticism when Michael O'Leary a year ago began taking tentative steps in repositioning Ryanair, a fourth profit upgrade of this financial year suggests that the budget airline many loved to hate is doing something right.
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Italy, Turkey will lead F-35 maintenance in Europe
The US Defense Department has chosen the European nations to which it will assign heavy airframe and engine maintenance for the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II.
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First A320neo delivery in November 2015: Bregier
Airbus expects to start delivering the re-engined A320neo in November 2015.
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Qatar A350 delivery held up by 'minor issues'
Qatar Airways’ delivery of its first Airbus A350-900 has been held up by minor technical matters, requiring a small amount of additional testing.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Will lower fuel costs alter airline strategies?
While the recent relenting in oil prices has provided airlines with an unexpected but welcome easing of their costs, the pain that has been caused by fuel volatility makes it unlikely that carriers will too drastically alter their current course.
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Outlook for current A380 remains cloudy
Airbus Group has hinted at an outside possibility of stopping its A380 as an alternative to upgrading the aircraft.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: No end in sight for Norwegian saga
For almost two decades, the Norwegian embassy has dolled up a giant Christmas tree at Washington DC's Union Station every December in what the Scandinavian country hails as a symbol of friendship between Norway and the USA.
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No 'panic' for A380 upgrade: Airbus
Airbus Group is not feeling pressured to develop a significant upgrade to the A380 but accepts that it will need to make a near- to mid-term decision on modernisation.
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A350 has met first-delivery target: Enders
Airbus Group chief Tom Enders has stressed that the airframer has met its target of having the A350 ready for delivery before the year’s end.
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Airlines on course for record profits though risks remain
Lower oil prices are set to provide the backdrop for airlines to deliver their strongest profit performance in 2015, but uncertainty over how long oil prices will remain low and continuing geopolitical issues mean that risks remain in the operating environment.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: UAV studies warn of risks as industry burgeons
Confirmation by the UK authorities that an unidentified unmanned air system was involved in a near collision with an Airbus A320 on the approach to London Heathrow airport's runway 09L in July has put the issue of regulation in the spotlight. This is a topical issue because in just one ...
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Meteor firing trials go active with Typhoon
Fresh live firing trials with MBDA’s Meteor beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile have been conducted in the UK using a development example of the Eurofighter Typhoon.
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Airbus lands Anglo-French A400M support deal
With a combined six of the aircraft now being flown by their air forces, the defence ministries of France and the UK have signed a contract covering collaborative in-service support arrangements for the Airbus A400M transport.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: World air forces fighting on many fronts
After a more than decade-long involvement in Afghanistan, the air wings of multiple nations had expected some respite from years of combat activity by late 2014, as the NATO-led mission completes its transition of control to the authorities in Kabul.