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Europe approves Boeing 787 battery design change
The European Aviation Safety Agency said Tuesday it had approved Boeing’s proposed battery design change for its 787 planes, after a problem with overheating grounded the jetliner in January.
The green light, which follows a similar move in the United… Continue reading
The Network Manager’s contribution to Flight Efficiency in 2012 through Airspace Design improvements
Yet more savings have been made in Europe’s ATM network, thanks to the latest European Route Network Improvement Plan.
Benefits in Airspace Improvements achieved in 2012 compared with 2011 represent the equivalent of 1.41 million fewer nautical miles flown, based… Continue reading
Snow claims hundreds of flights across Europe
Hundreds of flights were cancelled and road and rail traffic was severely disrupted across much of Europe on Monday as heavy snow and freezing weather gripped the continent.
Frankfurt airport, Germany’s main air hub, cancelled around 500 departing and arriving… Continue reading
European traffic down 3% in September
European flights decreased by 3% in September 2012 compared with the same month last year.
Oil prices fell in October and are expected to fall further over the next five years due to the increasing global production capacity and the… Continue reading
Seven-Year Forecast published
The Seven-Year Forecast of flights (2012-2018) is now available. This document replaces the medium-term forecast report published in February and the short-term forecast published in May. Over the Summer months, European traffic has followed the last forecast published in May… Continue reading
Boeing and IFTC Partner to Enhance Flight Training Capability in Europe
New ‘green’ facility is world’s first self-sustaining flight training center
ANTALYA, Turkey, Boeing (NYSE: BA) announces the addition of a new “green” flight training center to the Boeing Flight Services training network. The facility, developed by International Flight Training Center… Continue reading
Europe’s second polar-orbiting weather satellite is aloft
The second Metop satellite was launched today from the Baikonur cosmodrome, in Kazakhstan, atop a Russian Soyuz launcher. Metop-B will ensure the continuity of the weather and atmospheric monitoring service provided by its predecessor Metop-A, which has been circling the… Continue reading
Bell Helicopter Continues Momentum in Europe
Fort Worth, TX – September 14, 2012 - Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company (NYSE: TXT), continues to increase its sales and customer support activities in Europe delivering seven aircraft and signing nine contracts within the last three months, as… Continue reading
Airbus ministers seek delay to EU emission trade scheme
(REUTERS) Aerospace officials of the European countries where Airbus makes its planes will push for a delay to the start of the European Union’s Emission Trading System to avert retaliation from China, officials said on Tuesday.
“Airbus has left us… Continue reading
Bell Helicopter Gains Altitude in Europe Delivers Six Aircraft in 30 Days
Bell Helicopter announced at EBACE it completed deliveries of six of its newest aircraft in Europe during the last month. Three Bell 407GX aircraft, the first of its kind in Europe, took flight in Belgium, Denmark and, most recently, Iceland.… Continue reading
India tests nuclear-capable missile that can reach China and Europe
(Reuters) – India successfully test-fired on Thursday a nuclear-capable missile that can reach Beijing and Eastern Europe, thrusting the emerging Asian power into an small club of nations with intercontinental nuclear weapons capabilities.
Footage showed the rocket with a range… Continue reading
Europe’s third cargo vehicle docks with the Space Station
ESA’s ATV Edoardo Amaldi has completed the first stage of its docking with the Russian Zvezda module of the International Space Station.
The docking occurred smoothly when ATV’s docking probe was captured by Zvezda’s docking cone at 00:31 CEST (… Continue reading