All Europe articles – Page 658

  • F-16 Belgium - Rex Features
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    Belgium seeks F-16 software upgrade

    2014-05-13T17:27:06Z

    ​Belgium has requested a new software upgrade to enhance the capabilities of its fleet of Lockheed Martin F-16A/Bs.

  • London Executive Aviation
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    Luxaviation snaps up UK's largest charter company

    2014-05-13T14:59:29Z

    The UK’s biggest charter operator, London Executive Aviation (LEA) has been snapped up by Luxembourg business aviation services group Luxaviation for an undisclosed sum.  The move has spawned one Europe’s largest charter companies with a fleet of 90 business jets and turboprops across its five bases.

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    Airbus 'needs to do homework' on re-engined A330

    2014-05-13T14:03:00Z

    ​Airbus Group’s finance head has reiterated that the airframer will reach a decision this year on whether to develop a re-engined version of its A330.

  • Falcon 7X
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    Falcon 7X sets transatlantic speed record

    2014-05-13T11:48:23Z

    Dassault’s Falcon 7X has set a new transatlantic speed record, flying between Teterboro in the New York metropolitan area and London City airport at an average speed of Mach 0.88.

  • A350
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    Airbus expects to sell some of A350 test fleet

    2014-05-13T10:52:00Z

    ​Airbus expects eventually to sell part of the A350-900 test fleet to customers, although it has not indicated how many of the five jets could be transferred.

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    Croatia receives additional MiG-21s

    2014-05-12T17:00:48Z

    ​Croatia's air force has taken delivery of the five additional Mikoyan MiG-21bis fighters purchased from Ukraine in addition to a deal to overhaul its existing fleet of seven bisD fighters and UMD-model trainers.

  • ILS-RNP hybrid approach
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    ILS-RNP hybrid approach offers ‘best of both worlds’: Air Berlin

    2014-05-12T12:55:55Z

    Air Berlin’s Boeing 737 fleet chief and pilot Michail Tounas says a hybrid approach the German carrier is using at Innsbruck airport “combines the best of both worlds” between traditional radio-based ILS and the new RNP procedure.

  • European Biz Av
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    EBACE: What now for Europe's troubled business aviation sector?

    2014-05-12T12:27:00Z

    It has been an unsettled six years for Europe’s business aviation sector. The continent – home to the largest business jet fleet outside North America, with an installed base of nearly 2,700 aircraft - is one of the major casualties of the economic crisis.

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    IN FOCUS: German fallout of Airbus restructuring remains in flux

    2014-05-12T11:14:43Z

    Two years after a failed merger with BAE Systems, the newly restructured Airbus Group is finally getting back to the status quo – but some of the long-term ramifications of the strategy are yet to come to light

  • MH370
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    MH370: Inmarsat details proposal for free flight-tracking

    2014-05-12T09:30:00Z

    ​Communications satellite specialist Inmarsat has put forward to ICAO a proposal to establish a free aircraft-tracking service for airlines.

  • G450
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    EBACE: Key business aviation programmes under development

    2014-05-09T14:53:00Z

    ​While the economic downturn has been tough for the business aircraft sector, innovation and creativity is still alive and well. Airframers are aggressively developing clean-sheet designs and refreshing existing product lines to stimulate customer interest and exploit niche market segments in readiness for the market rebound

  • EasyJet fleet age table
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    EasyJet ‘very close’ to change in MRO tack

    2014-05-09T12:27:19Z

    EasyJet will soon make a decision on the extent to which it will adopt a block-maintenance philosophy whereby aircraft are serviced in fewer but more comprehensive checks.

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    Human powered flying club to maintain UK summer meet tradition with June-July Lasham event

    2014-05-08T15:12:25Z

    The newly formed British Human Powered Flying Club is calling for entries to its 28 June-6 July rally at Lasham airfield, Hampshire. The event, which will feature competition and technical workshops, follows the Icarus Cup events in 2012 (at Lasham) and 2013 (Sywell aerodrome, Northampton), organised by the Royal Aeronautical ...

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    CAA postpones North Sea helicopter capacity cuts

    2014-05-08T11:26:58Z

    ​North Sea rotorcraft operators have been handed a three-month reprieve by the UK Civil Aviation Authority from the introduction of tough new regulations that will see helicopter passenger capacity slashed by around 20%.

  • EasyJet UAV
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    ANALYSIS: EasyJet embraces novel MRO technology

    2014-05-08T10:37:43Z

    EasyJet is trialling a number of new operational and maintenance-related initiatives aimed at eradicating by 2020 aircraft departure hold-ups caused by technical issues.

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    Turkey confirms F-35 procurement plans

    2014-05-07T12:47:43Z

    ​After a 15-month delay, Turkey has approved a decision to order an initial two Lockheed Martin F-35s, launching the acquisition phase of its next-generation fighter project.

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    Turkish adds new Algerian destination

    2014-05-07T12:05:25Z

    Turkish Airlines has started a four-times-weekly service from its Istanbul base to Oran in Algeria.

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    Saab seals E-Jet MRO pact with Liebherr

    2014-05-07T11:02:00Z

    ​Saab is to provide landing-gear maintenance services for the Embraer E-Jet family under an agreement with German manufacturer Liebherr-Aerospace Lindenberg.

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    British Airways and Corsair seal codeshare

    2014-05-06T17:10:44Z

    British Airways and Corsair have signed a new codeshare agreement covering flights through Paris Orly airport.

  • MH370
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    MH370 forces further revision of recorder strategy

    2014-05-06T13:56:00Z

    ​Failure to locate the missing Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 has resulted in a further reinforcement of European proposals to increase flight recorder capabilities and aid aircraft detection.