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Eurocopter AS365 Dauphin

The Eurocopter AS365 Dauphin, also known as the Dauphin 2, is a French twin-engine utility helicopter with a fenestron shrouded tail rotor, first flown in 1975.

Eurocopter AS532 Cougar

The Eurocopter AS532 Cougar, also known as the Aérospatiale Cougar, is a French twin-engine multirole military helicopter developed from the AS 332 Super Puma and designated in 1990.

Eurocopter AS565 Panther

The Eurocopter AS565 Panther, also known as the Aérospatiale Panther, is a French twin-engine military helicopter developed from the AS 365 Dauphin 2 for naval and land roles.

Eurocopter EC130

The Eurocopter EC130, renamed the Airbus Helicopters H130 in 2015, is a single-engine light helicopter developed from the AS350 and known for its quiet Fenestron tail rotor.

Eurocopter EC135

The Eurocopter EC135, now the Airbus H135, is a light twin-engine multirole helicopter first flown in 1994, the leading twin-engine helicopter in emergency medical services worldwide.

Eurocopter EC145

The Eurocopter EC145 is a twin-engine, multi-purpose light helicopter developed by Eurocopter and Kawasaki Heavy Industries, certified in 2000 and the basis of the U.S. Army's UH-72 Lakota.

Eurocopter EC225 Super Puma

The Eurocopter EC225 Super Puma, redesignated H225 in 2015, is a heavy twin-engine helicopter built by Eurocopter for offshore transport, search and rescue, and VIP missions.

Eurocopter EC725

The Eurocopter EC725, also known as the Airbus Caracal and H225M, is a twin-engine medium transport helicopter used for combat search and rescue, special operations, and tactical transport, with France as launch customer.

Eurocopter Fennec

The Eurocopter Fennec, also called the Airbus Helicopters Fennec, is a family of light military helicopters based on the Aérospatiale Ecureuil, comprising the single-engine AS 550 and twin-engine AS 555.

Eurocopter Tiger

The Eurocopter Tiger (EC665) is a multi-role attack helicopter developed by Eurocopter, now Airbus Helicopters, from a 1984 French and German requirement, serving France, Spain, and Germany.

Eurocopter UH-72 Lakota

The Eurocopter UH-72 Lakota is a twin-engine light utility helicopter of the United States Army, a variant of the EC145 that entered service in 2007.

Eurocopter X³

The Eurocopter X³, also known as the Airbus Helicopters X3, was an experimental compound helicopter that set an unofficial speed record of 255 knots in 2013.

Eurofighter Typhoon

The Eurofighter Typhoon, known in British service as the Typhoon F2 and FGR4, is a twin-engine, canard-delta multi-role fighter developed by the UK, Germany, Italy, and Spain, in service since 2003 and exported widely.

Eurofighter Typhoon variants

Eurofighter Typhoon variants are defined by three labels: the production tranche, the Phase Enhancement package, and the radar fit, plus national designations like the RAF's FGR4.

Eurojet EJ200

The Eurojet EJ200 is a two-shaft afterburning turbofan engine that powers the Eurofighter Typhoon, developed by the four-nation EUROJET consortium and in service since 2003.

European Civil Aviation Conference

The European Civil Aviation Conference (CEAC; Conférence Européenne de l'Aviation Civile) is an intergovernmental organization of 44 European states harmonizing civil aviation policies, founded in Strasbourg in 1954.

European Network of Civil Aviation Safety Investigation Authorities

The European Network of Civil Aviation Safety Investigation Authorities (ENCASIA) is the network of EU Member States' civil aviation safety investigation authorities, created by Regulation (EU) No 996/2010 in 2011.

Europrop TP400

The Europrop TP400-D6 is a three-shaft turboprop engine developed by the Europrop International consortium to power the Airbus A400M Atlas military transport, producing 11,000 shaft horsepower at sea level.

Eurowings

Eurowings is a German low-cost airline and the Lufthansa Group's point-to-point value carrier, formed in 1993, with a fleet of 98 aircraft serving 150 destinations in 40 countries.

EVA Air (长荣航空)

EVA Air (長榮航空), legally EVA Airways Corporation, is a Taiwanese international airline founded 1989 by Evergreen Marine, flying from Taipei Taoyuan since 1991; IATA BR, Star Alliance member since 2013, TWSE 2618.

Eve Air Mobility

Eve Air Mobility is an Embraer-backed aerospace company in Melbourne, Florida, developing an electric vertical takeoff and landing air taxi, with certification targeted for 2028.

Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum

The Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum, also known as Evergreen Air and Space Museum, is an aerospace museum in McMinnville, Oregon, home of the Spruce Goose.

Eviation Alice

The Eviation Alice is a battery-electric commuter aircraft from Eviation Aircraft in Washington State, carrying nine passengers and two crew, with its first flight in September 2022.

Evo Morales grounding incident

The Evo Morales grounding incident was a 2013 diplomatic crisis in which Bolivian president Evo Morales's plane was denied European airspace and forced to land in Vienna.

EVTOL

An eVTOL (electric vertical take-off and landing) aircraft is an electric aircraft that takes off and lands vertically like a helicopter, often called an air taxi.

Execuflight Flight 1526

Execuflight Flight 1526 was a charter flight whose Hawker 700A crashed on approach to Akron Fulton International Airport in Ohio on November 10, 2015, killing all nine aboard.

Executive Decision

Executive Decision (1996) is an American action thriller, Stuart Baird's directorial debut, written by Jim and John Thomas. Kurt Russell's intelligence analyst boards a hijacked 747 carrying nerve gas; Steven Seagal's character dies early. Grossed $55.7M in the US.

Exercise Red Flag

Exercise Red Flag, also known as Operation Red Flag, is a realistic US Air Force air combat training exercise run from Nellis AFB, Nevada, since 1975.

Expansion of Gatwick Airport

The Expansion of Gatwick Airport, known as the Northern Runway Project, is a £2.2 billion plan approved in 2025 to bring Gatwick's northern standby runway into routine use from 2030.

Expedia

Expedia, also known as Expedia.com, is an American online travel agency and technology company launched by Microsoft in 1996, now one of the world's largest travel booking platforms.