Cathy Buyck
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Airlines

Lufthansa Offers To Buy Stake in Italy’s ITA Airways

Lufthansa has eyed participation in ITA and its predecessor Alitalia for years, and now appears to stand as the only interested party in the flag carrier.
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Aircraft

Ryanair’s Renewed Max 10 Talks with Boeing ‘Going Nowhere’

Europe’s largest low-cost carrier seeks Boeing 737 Max 10s to build the capacity it needs to annually fly 225 million passengers by March 2026.
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Airlines

TUI Trains Eye on Transition to Boeing 737 Max and 787 Fleets

The Europe-wide fleet harmonization is part of a wider move to integrate the group’s five airlines in a “virtual” airline.
A TUI Boeing 737 Max 8 airliner undergoes de-icing.
Airlines

EU Countries Join Moves to Re-start Covid Measures for China

European countries agree to a coordinated response to the Covid crisis in China.
Air China A350 at airport terminal
Aircraft

Air Cargo Faces Mixed 2023 in a ‘Cooling’ Market

An increase in freighter deliveries and a further return of belly capacity on passenger aircraft appears likely to cause a considerable capacity inflow.
Lufthansa Cargo Boeing 777 Freighter on airport ramp awaiting loading of cargo crates
Airlines

Ukraine Crisis and Engine Overhaul Delays Challenge AirBaltic

AirBaltic has shifted its business model in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, while also dealing with delays in maintaining engines for its A220s.
Latvia's AirBaltic operates a fleet of Airbus A220 aircraft.
Environment

SAF Production Proliferates But Aviation Has a Long Way To Go

New data released by IATA charts the projected rise in output of sustainable aviation fuel, but the group says more investment is needed to meet demand.
Neste SAF fuel tanker with lift refueling airliner under wing
Accidents

Anti-collision Equipment Needed To Cut Ground Support Damage

IATA says a transition to anti-collision ground support equipment will reduce damage repair costs for airlines and also improve safety and sustainability.
A Singapore Airlines widebody airliner on the ground at London Heathrow Airport.
Airlines

IATA Forecasts Airlines Will Return to Profitability in 2023

North American airlines will likely turn a profit this year, followed by Europe and the Middle East in 2023, according to the latest projections from IATA.
IATA director general Willie Walsh (pictured right) and chief economist Marie Owens Thomsen
Airlines

Europe's Transport Chief Calls on States to Stop Blocking SES

The implementation of the Single Europe Sky project could save up to 10 percent of CO2 emissions across the region by modernizing air traffic management.
Eurocontrol's functional airspace blocks for the Single European Sky concept.
Aircraft

Airbus CEO Sees Ongoing Supply Chain Pressure For Aerospace

At briefing with European industry group ASD, Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury said supply chain problems will last for at least another year.
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Aircraft

Finnair Seeks to Outsource More Long-haul Cabin Crew

The Finnish flag carrier looks to lower unit costs to offset the impact of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the closure of Russian airspace.
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Airlines

Airbus Supply Chain Kinks Prompt Wizz Air to Slow Growth

Wizz Air Group CEO Jozsef Varadi expects aircraft manufacturers’ supply chain disruptions to remain a main challenge over the next few years.
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Aircraft

Airbus Maintains Delivery Target Despite ‘Fragile’ Supply Chain

Plans by Airbus to increase A320 family production rates now extend to the possibility of accelerating production of its widebodies.
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Airlines

ATC Strikes to Cause Major Disruption at Italian Airports

Strikes scheduled for Friday among staff of Italy’s air navigation service provider extend disruptions felt during a difficult summer season in Europe.
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Airlines

Eurocontrol Revises Forecast for Traffic Recovery Downward

The war in Ukraine and economic fallout will delay the recovery in air traffic in Europe to 2019 levels until after 2024, according to Eurocontrol.
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Airlines

EU and ASEAN Sign First Bloc-to-Bloc Open Skies Agreement

Under the EU-ASEAN comprehensive air transport agreement, airlines of the EU and ASEAN can fly any number of services between both regions.
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ATC

Eco-performance of Europe’s Air Traffic Mgmt Lagging

Europe’s air navigation service providers generally failed to meet last year’s environmental targets for air traffic management, according to a new report.
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Airlines

Lufthansa Technik Taps into the Electronic Logbook Market

Following a rollout of its application with Hungary's Wizz Air, the German company seeks to become a “main player” in the growing e-logbook market.
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Aircraft

Airbus Maintains Outlook of 700 Commercial Deliveries This Year

The European OEM will need to deliver some 320 airplanes over the last four months of the year to meet its target of 700.
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Airlines

French ATC Strike Inflicts More European Flight Disruption

French air traffic controllers are striking over pay demands and allegations of insufficient recruitment, prompting Ryanair to repeat demands for reforms.
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Aircraft

Air Belgium Expands Services In the Face of Market Challenges

After a difficult start, the Belgian airline is betting on scheduled passenger services and cargo operations to reach profitability.
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Airlines

European Commission Seeks Return to Normal 80:20 Slot Rule

Brussels argues that the recovery of air traffic to pre-Covid levels no longer warrants the relief from the usual 80:20 slot use requirement.
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Airlines

Lufthansa Strike Adds to Europe’s Air Travel Chaos

German trade union Ver.di has called on 20,000 Lufthansa ground staff to stage a “warning” strike on July 27 as peak summer travel in Europe is disrupted.
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Airlines

Outgoing Eurocontrol DG Reflects on His Tenure

Eamonn Brennan hands over Eurocontrol’s reigns to Raúl Medina Caballero on January 1.
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Airlines

Several New SAF Production Projects Emerge across Europe

Airlines are signing more long-term SAF off-take agreements and supporting the diversification from biomass SAF with e-fuels.
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Airlines

European Pilots Blame Disruptions on 'Deep Systemic Issues'

The European Cockpit Association has called on EASA to publish a safety information bulletin on how all stakeholders should cope with travel disruptions.
Airlines

EU’s Decarbonization Policies Will Drive up Costs for Airlines

Europe’s airlines express concern about the significant costs of implementing the EU’s Fit for 55 package aimed at trimming CO2 levels by 55 percent.
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Environment

EU Parliament Backs SAF Blending Mandates

The European Parliament sets ambitious targets for an EU-wide mandate to uplift SAF that includes the world’s first e-fuel uptake obligation.
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Aircraft

Lufhansa Group CEO Sees Strengthening Yield Environment

Strong post-Covid demand combined with delays in aircraft deliveries will result in a much healthier airline industry, said Lufthansa CEO Carsten Spohr.
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