All Africa articles – Page 47
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Crashed Let 410 had recently returned from lengthy storage
The Let 410UVP (UR-TWO) destroyed in a 9 September landing accident in South Sudan had only recently re-entered service after more than a decade in storage, Flight Fleets Analyzer shows.
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Hi Fly returns A380 to action after replacing engine's intake lip
Portuguese wet-lease operator Hi Fly is today putting its Airbus A380 back into service for Air Austral following the jet's 7 September airbridge collision at Paris Charles de Gaulle.
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Hi Fly A380 engine hits airbridge at Paris CDG
Air Austral was forced to make last-minute changes to its flight schedule after a 7 September incident involving an Airbus A380 that the Indian Ocean carrier is wet-leasing from Hi Fly.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Profits continue to rise for aerospace’s Top 100
There used to be a saying in aviation that becoming a millionaire was easy: you simply started with a billion. If that maxim is less true in today’s somewhat more financially disciplined airline world, it certainly does not apply to those responsible for building aircraft. The biggest 100 businesses in aerospace are continuing to ratchet up the profits, despite modest revenue growth in the past financial year.
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Safety row erupts over Ethiopian controller strike
Pilots’ representatives are recommending that an in-flight broadcast procedure be extended to Ethiopian airspace to enhance safety during industrial action by air traffic controllers.
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Corsair instructed to end Paris-Dakar service
Corsair is to stop flying between Paris and Dakar early next year after being instructed by Senegal's civil aviation authority to exit the route to make way for the African nation's new flag carrier.
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Boeing lowers forecast for global pilot, technician demand
Boeing forecasts that 635,000 new commercial airline pilots will be required globally between 2018 and 2037, down slightly from last year's projection of 637,000.
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New Zambia Airways to build 12-aircraft fleet
Newly-created Zambia Airways aims to build a fleet of a dozen aircraft over its first decade of operations.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Airline start-ups and failures – 2018 update
An update on latest developments in the progress of some of the planned airline start-ups, together with those airlines that have suspended or ceased operations in recent months
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OpinionOPINION: Interpretation of airline 'big data' must be objective
The history of in-flight service is rich with – in some cases apocryphal – tales of carriers removing one peanut or piece of fruit per passenger and consequently saving tens of thousands of dollars a year. Such decisions were straightforward, born of a desire to save money.
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Nigeria's Overland Airways launches Lagos-Cotonou-Lome service
Overland Airways has begun a new triangular service between Lagos in Nigeria and the capitals of Benin and Togo.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: How more airlines are sharing in sector's good fortune
While operating profits were, overall, down slightly among the 100 biggest airline groups in 2017, there was the widest-ever spread of those enjoying billion-dollar returns, FlightGlobal's annual World Airline Rankings reveals.
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Comair picks FL Technics for 737 check
Lithuanian MRO provider FL Technics is in the process of completing a C-check on a Boeing 737 for South African carrier Comair.
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Embraer takes E2 on African tour
Embraer is conducting an African tour with its re-engined 190-E2 model, including demonstration flights for key E-Jet customer Kenya Airways.
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Interview
INTERVIEW: Charting a course for the NATCA
National Air Traffic Controllers Association director of safety and technology Jim Ullman emphasises keeping up with change in an increasingly crowded US airspace
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Analysis
FARNBOROUGH: Busy show for deals – but firm business dips
Total firm-order, tentative-commitment and option announcements during the Farnborough air show, at nearly 1,500, outstripped any major air show since Paris 2013, though the number of new firm orders are lower than last year.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Farnborough air show order tracker 2018 - updated
FlightGlobal's order tracker provides regularly updated details of all the firm and LoI commercial air transport announcements made during this year's Farnborough air show
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FARNBOROUGH: Undisclosed customer signs for 100 Max jets
An unidentified customer has agreed to take 100 additional Boeing 737 Max aircraft, the airframer announced at Farnborough air show today.
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FARNBOROUGH: Nigeria seeks lessor and MRO investors
Nigeria’s government is keen to establish new aircraft leasing operations and maintenance companies as part of its effort to modernise civil aviation, an effort which includes creating flag-carrier Nigeria Air.
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FARNBOROUGH: A330-800 interest revived by Uganda deal
Uganda Airlines has placed the first commitment for the Airbus A330-800 since the backlog for the variant was wiped out when its only customers cancelled their orders.