European aviation Archives - aviospace.org https://aviospace.org/tag/european-aviation/ Tue, 06 Oct 2026 16:21:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 https://aviospace.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/463575282_2477404082464408_3209599391009761950_n-150x150.jpg European aviation Archives - aviospace.org https://aviospace.org/tag/european-aviation/ 32 32 How Common And Dangerous Are Bird Strikes in British Aviation? https://aviospace.org/bird-strikes-british-aviation-guide/ https://aviospace.org/bird-strikes-british-aviation-guide/#respond Thu, 23 Jul 2026 07:51:04 +0000 https://aviospace.org/?p=16846 The UK’s former Central Science Laboratory estimated that worldwide, bird strikes cost airlines around $1.2 billion annually. The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) recorded 1,432 bird strikes across British aviation in 2022, and the agency has tracked a steady rise in reporting since mandatory disclosure began in January 2004. The deadliest confirmed case in recent […]

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]]> https://aviospace.org/bird-strikes-british-aviation-guide/feed/ 0 Airplane Emergency Landing: Meaning, Types, And Examples https://aviospace.org/airplane-emergency-landing-meaning-types-and-examples/ https://aviospace.org/airplane-emergency-landing-meaning-types-and-examples/#respond Thu, 18 Jun 2026 17:01:22 +0000 https://aviospace.org/?p=15126 An airplane emergency landing is an unscheduled landing that a flight crew makes in response to a situation that threatens the safety of the aircraft, passengers, or crew. Aviation safety authority SKYbrary defines it as “a landing of an aircraft in a state of emergency” that does not necessarily occur on a runway — it […]

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]]> https://aviospace.org/airplane-emergency-landing-meaning-types-and-examples/feed/ 0 How Ryanair Turned the O’Leary–Musk ‘Idiot’ Exchange Into a Viral Seat Sale https://aviospace.org/ryanair-oleary-musk-idiot-seat-sale/ https://aviospace.org/ryanair-oleary-musk-idiot-seat-sale/#comments Wed, 21 Jan 2026 10:02:35 +0000 https://aviospace.org/?p=12080 Ryanair (FR), Europe’s largest low-cost airline, has launched a provocative promotional fare sale dubbed the “Big Idiot Seat Sale” aimed at Elon Musk, owner of X and CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, and “any other idiots on X.” The sale, which has come after Ryanair claimed that the budget carrier would not install Starlink, offers […]

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]]> https://aviospace.org/ryanair-oleary-musk-idiot-seat-sale/feed/ 1 CJEU Clarifies EU261: Airlines Liable for Refunding Hidden Booking Fees https://aviospace.org/cjeu-eu261-airlines-refund-hidden-booking-fees/ https://aviospace.org/cjeu-eu261-airlines-refund-hidden-booking-fees/#respond Sat, 17 Jan 2026 17:54:24 +0000 https://aviospace.org/?p=11967 The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has delivered a definitive ruling requiring airlines to refund the total amount paid by passengers for cancelled flights — expressly including hidden booking fees charged by online travel agencies, Flight Delayed reported. The judgment stems from a legal dispute between KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (KLM) and passengers […]

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]]> https://aviospace.org/cjeu-eu261-airlines-refund-hidden-booking-fees/feed/ 0 Inside Europe’s 7 Largest Air Force Installations: Size, Aircraft, and Strategic Missions https://aviospace.org/europes-7-largest-air-force-installations/ https://aviospace.org/europes-7-largest-air-force-installations/#respond Thu, 15 Jan 2026 11:40:54 +0000 https://aviospace.org/?p=11886 When Ukraine Russia War started in 2022, little did we have any idea that in a matter of four years, the world would see escalation in tensions such as a Russian Ilyushin Il-76 landing in Venezuela, US’ threats to take over Greenland, the Israel-Palestine conflict that left the Ben Gurion Airport closed for foreign airlines, […]

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]]> https://aviospace.org/europes-7-largest-air-force-installations/feed/ 0 Ryanair Digital Boarding Passes: 100% Paperless Travel Explained https://aviospace.org/ryanair-digital-boarding-passes/ https://aviospace.org/ryanair-digital-boarding-passes/#comments Wed, 12 Nov 2025 14:16:53 +0000 https://aviospace.org/?p=10697 Ryanair (FR) has begun implementing its long-planned move to digital boarding passes, ending the routine use of home-printed boarding passes across its network. Passengers must now check in online and access their boarding passes through the myRyanair app, although several exceptions remain. This policy has been framed by the airline as something that will improve […]

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]]> https://aviospace.org/ryanair-digital-boarding-passes/feed/ 1 Is flying safe right now?  https://aviospace.org/is-flying-safe-right-now/ https://aviospace.org/is-flying-safe-right-now/#respond Tue, 19 Aug 2025 12:17:51 +0000 https://aviospace.org/?p=9704 The United States of America tops the list of the nation with the highest number of fatal civil airliner accidents from 1945 until now – the nation has seen 870 accidents and 10846 fatalities (133 are ground fatalities). Next in line is Russia, the nation with which the United States of America was at loggerheads […]

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]]> https://aviospace.org/is-flying-safe-right-now/feed/ 0 Andorra: The Largest Country Without An Airport https://aviospace.org/andorra-the-largest-country-without-an-airport/ https://aviospace.org/andorra-the-largest-country-without-an-airport/#respond Tue, 19 Aug 2025 07:05:37 +0000 https://aviospace.org/?p=9662 It might come as a surprise that there is an airport named after the largest country in the world without an airport- Andorra – but it is located outside the borders of this nation. The Andorra–La Seu d’Urgell Airport (LEU) is located in Catalonia, Spain. Andorra Airlines, a carrier headquartered in Barcelona is one of […]

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]]> https://aviospace.org/andorra-the-largest-country-without-an-airport/feed/ 0 Why did Concorde Stop Flying? Top 5 Reasons Why it Failed https://aviospace.org/why-did-concorde-stop-flying-top-5-reasons-why-it-failed/ https://aviospace.org/why-did-concorde-stop-flying-top-5-reasons-why-it-failed/#comments Thu, 14 Aug 2025 16:28:33 +0000 https://aviospace.org/?p=9675 Concorde was an aircraft that had come after fourteen years of collaboration between France and Britain. It was sleek, agile, and had cruised at greater than Mach 2, allowing it to cross the pond in less than two hours. This aircraft saw passenger operations as far back as 1976, prompting to ask if one could […]

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