All Europe articles – Page 8
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NewsTUI 787 landed with low fuel after chances missed for diversion and priority landing
UK investigators have found that a TUI Airways Boeing 787-8 was denied an opportunity to divert to East Midlands before declaring a low-fuel emergency during a go-around at Birmingham. The inquiry also determined that the aircraft had to fly an extended track before its second approach to Birmingham because a ...
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NewsAustria’s first Embraer C-390 airlifter enters structural assembly
Austria’s first Embraer C-390 tactical transport has entered the structural assembly process at the Brazilian airframer’s Gaviao Peixoto production facility.
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NewsLilium’s future still unclear as insolvency filing pushed back
Would-be electric air taxi developer Lilium Aerospace appears to have won a stay of execution and has postponed filing for insolvency on the promise that desperately needed investment will arrive next week.
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NewsHensoldt to expand work on Eurofighter’s improved ECRS Mk1 radar
Hensoldt has been awarded a roughly €350 million ($366 million) contract to continue the development of a new active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar for two Eurofighter partner nations.
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NewsSecond UK flight launches RAF’s Protector into integration and operational testing
The UK Royal Air Force (RAF) has completed a second in-country flight with the General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Protector RG1 remotely piloted air system, launching an integration and operational testing activity ahead of service entry.
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NewsSafran anticipates approval for enhanced Leap-1B HPT blades this year
Safran expects to secure certification for improved high-pressure turbine blades for the CFM International Leap-1B engine later this year, following approval in December for the enhancement on the -1A variant.
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NewsLatvian transport minister: Lufthansa partnership a ‘strategic asset’ to Air Baltic
Latvia’s government aims to retain at least a 25% interest in Air Baltic as the company prepares to open its capital to investors, but accepts that the carrier might have to give up some of its independence in order to flourish. Speaking to FlightGlobal on 12 February, Latvian transport minister ...
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NewsAmelia and Thales expand contrail-avoidance trial after first-phase success
French carrier Amelia is expanding a trial of contrail-avoidance technology from partners Thales and Breakthrough Energy Contrails (BEC) that has already shown the ability to limit their production without significantly increasing other greenhouse emissions as a result.
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NewsAmphibious DHC-2 pilot left wheels deployed before Norwegian water-landing accident
Norwegian investigators believe the pilot of an amphibious De Havilland Canada DHC-2 became fixated on an engine check during a flight from Torp Sandefjord to Rytterholmene, and forgot the wheels were still extended before carrying out a water landing. The aircraft, fitted with both wheels and floats, sharply decelerated as ...
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NewsAir Transat and Air Europa seek shared expansion with new interline agreement
Canadian leisure carrier Air Transat and Spain’s Air Europa have launched a new interline partnership intended to expand their respective reaches into the other’s domestic markets.
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NewsATR delays Evo launch after technology ‘reality check’
ATR has followed the lead of 50% owner Airbus and pushed back the service-entry target of its next-generation low-emission aircraft, citing technology maturity issues.
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NewsAirbus demonstrates autonomous unmanned teaming using Primoco UAVs
Airbus Defence & Space has demonstrated the ability for a formation of uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs) to collaboratively use a company-developed, AI-based automatic target recognition system.
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NewsRussian PD-14 engines for MC-21 approved for low-temperature operation
Russia’s federal air transport regulator has approved operation of the Yakovlev MC-21’s domestically-built engines at low temperatures. The Aviadvigatel PD-14 powerplant has been developed for the twinjet’s -310 variant, which contains a higher proportion of Russian-sources components and systems. Rosaviatsia issued the approval to Aviadvigatel on 25 December, says powerplant ...
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NewsSaab advancing future fighter study activity, as Gripen interest intensifies
Saab will begin flight-test activities later this year in support of its work on a Future Fighter System study for Sweden, chief executive Micael Johansson says.
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NewsUnited Aircraft preparing Russian-powered SJ-100s for test programme
Russia’s United Aircraft states that 11 serial-production Yakovlev SJ-100 airframes have been assembled, and will be retrofitted with domestic systems following certification. The aerospace firm disclosed the update during a supplier committee meeting at the Komsomolsk-on-Amur manufacturing facility. Yakovlev’s director of the production centre, Andrei Soynov detailed the status of ...
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NewsNetherlands signs launch deal for eight Pilatus PC-7 MKX trainers
Pilatus has secured the Royal Netherlands Air Force as the launch customer for its PC-7 MKX basic trainer, with the service to field an eight-strong fleet from later this decade.
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NewsFinnair warns of A330 pilot cuts as union protests standby duty plan
Finnair is warning that it might have to cut 90 pilots after industrial action threatened Airbus A330 operations undertaken on behalf of Oneworld partner Qantas. The A330s were deployed after the closure of Russian airspace forced Finnair to restructure its network and shift the twinjets – which have limited range ...
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NewsRussian regulator: Pilots should train for ‘worst-case’ navigation loss and flight-control failures
Russia’s federal air transport regulator is advising operators to ensure pilots receive additional training in non-precision approaches, given the risks of possible loss of satellite-based navigation capabilities due to interference. Rosaviatsia is also advising regular pilot training for coping aircraft control system failures – including loss of hydraulics – and ...
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NewsSonderborg to be first Danish airport with digital tower
Denmark’s regional Sonderborg airport is to be equipped with a digital control tower, the first in the country to adopt such technology. The airport will implement the tower system to provide air traffic services remotely. Its operator has selected the ‘r-TWR’ system produced by Saab Digital Air Traffic Solutions. “This ...
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NewsAirbus starts year with strong widebody orders including A350Fs
Airbus has started the year strongly with several orders from unidentified customers including agreements for six A350-900s, three A350 freighters and 10 A330-900s. It listed orders for 29 widebody jets in January out of a total of 55 aircraft. These included five A350-1000s for Lufthansa and five A350Fs for Taiwan’s ...
