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Talgo Begins Rail Test for Very High-Speed Avril Train

WIL BALDWIN February 6, 2021

The first unit of the very high-speed train Talgo Avril began its first rail tests this week, a decisive step in the technical homologation, prior to its commercial circulation by Spanish operator Renfe. This is…

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Leonardo Celebrates 20th Anniversary of AW139 Helicopter First Flight

WIL BALDWIN February 6, 2021

Leonardo celebrates today the 20th anniversary of the AW139 helicopter’s maiden flight. The first aircraft took to the skies from the Company’s facility in Cascina Costa di Samarate, Italy on 3 February 2001. The helicopter…

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Hitachi Rail Successfully Tests First Battery-Powered Tram

WIL BALDWIN February 2, 2021

Battery-powered tram offers major benefits of requiring no overhead wires or other electrified infrastructure – saving on costs and visual impact On-board batteries allow energy to be additionally recovered during breaking Trial in Florence aims to allow mobility firm to…

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Air Malta Launches Lifeline Schedule as Europe COVID-19 Situation Worsens

WIL BALDWIN January 15, 2021

Air Malta has launched its second ‘lifeline schedule’, following the worsening of the COVID-19 pandemic all over Europe. The schedule, intended to ensure essential passenger and cargo connectivity to and from the Maltese Islands to…

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FedEx Modernizes Fleet With Delivery of Regional ATR Freighter

WIL BALDWIN December 25, 2020

FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) and the world’s largest express transportation company, announced the delivery of the first ever purpose-built turboprop regional freighter to the FedEx fleet. This follows the company’s…

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Airbus Signs Contract for 38 Eurofighters with Germany

WIL BALDWIN November 15, 2020

Airbus has signed a contract to deliver 38 new Eurofighter aircraft to the German Air Force. This makes Germany the largest ordering nation in Europe's biggest defence programme. The order, also known by its project…

DB and SBB to Increase Rail Service Between Germany and Switzerland

WIL BALDWIN October 26, 2020

Demand for international rail services between Germany and Switzerland has increased rapidly in recent years. At the Basel border crossing alone the number of passengers has increased by over 25 per cent in the past…

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Boeing, Honeywell and Rolls-Royce Deutschland Partner to Service Chinook Engines

WIL BALDWIN September 19, 2020

Boeing [NYSE: BA], Honeywell Aerospace and Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd. have reached an agreement to provide in-service support of the T-55 engine should the government of Germany select the H-47 Chinook for its Schwerer Transporthubschrauber (STH)…

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Defence Ministers of Germany and France visit Airbus in Manching

WIL BALDWIN September 17, 2020

During a visit of the Airbus premises in Manching, Europe’s largest military aviation development centre, the Defence Ministers of Germany and France, Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer and Florence Parly, expressed their nations’ support for key European defence…

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Italian Order Highlights Continuing Success of ACH160

WIL BALDWIN July 20, 2020

Airbus Corporate Helicopters (ACH) has won a new order for its latest ACH160 helicopter, announced just days after the H160 achieved certification. This new order, placed by an experienced Italian operator for use on private and corporate flights mainly inside…