Europe

The report was spearheaded by former Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi.

Europe’s airlines have been looking ahead with trepidation to the entry-into-service of the new Entry Exit border checks system, wary of logistical challenges.

European airlines including Lufthansa and easyJet have expressed doubts about plans for contrail monitoring and reporting.

The study was conducted by Lufthansa Innovation Hub alongside Roland Berger, V2AIR and Unisphere.

Airlines operating from Amsterdam Schiphol are preparing for another twist in the long-running saga over how to reduce airport noise.

The 10-year outlook for the Baltics and Eastern European region shows the in-service fleet expanding and MRO demand at $32 billion.

French President Emmanuel Macron has hinted at the creation of a new European defense initiative around providing stronger air and missile defense for Europe.

The industry is in a different place than during the Cold War and has a major war at its backdoor.

Spanish defense firm Grupo Oesia will support production of components for Patriot Advanced Capability — 3 (PAC-3) Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) weapons.

The second full flight simulator for the Embraer C-390 military transport aircraft will be located in Portugal.

Neste’s production alone would cover the European SAF mandate for 2025, the Finland-based fuel producer says.

Skylo Technologies has raised $37 million to further develop and grow its satellite-to-device network.

European pilots want scientific clarification and technological progress to achieve environmental gains from contrail avoidance.

A project to help improve the efficiency of air traffic management in Europe has been awarded a €60 million ($63.7 million) grant to help bring it to fruition.

Europe will generate 24% of the projected global total MRO spend of $1.2 trillion from 2024-2023, Aviation Week’s new Commercial Fleet and MRO Forecast shows.

Airlines for Europe (A4E) said there was a 400% increase in the average delay per flight.

The number of flights in Eurocontrol’s network reached 93% of pre-pandemic levels over summer 2023.

A new fatigue survey of European pilots highlights shortcomings in how airlines manage fatigue risk, according to the European Cockpit Association (ECA).

Virtual airlines market flights under their own brand, but they do not operate any aircraft themselves.

Discrepancy in cost is a major barrier to encouraging more people to travel by less-polluting, climate-friendlier rail.

In recent days many airlines have had to cancel flights to Rhodes, where some 19,000 people had to be evacuated, including many thousands of tourists.

Summer 2023 is going to be the best on record in terms of yields, or the worst on record in terms of vacation expenses, depending on one's perspective.

The German federal parliament's budget committee approved an initial €560 million of funding for the purchase of the Arrow anti-ballistic missile system.

The EU has doubled the size of its rescEU aerial firefighting fleet for this year’s wildfire season.

By manufacturer, Textron Aviation is forecast to deliver the most aircraft in Europe over the 10-year-period with about 25% of the total deliveries.