All Africa news – Page 56
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Flexing muscles in the race for space
Airbus unveiled its Space-Flex lavatory and galley concept for the A320 at the Aircraft Interiors Expo in 2011. The design replaced a full-width rear galley with a smaller galley and toilet combination, freeing up room for extra legroom or an extra row of seats.
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News
Lome to join TAP network
Portuguese flag-carrier TAP will start serving Togolese capital Lome on 17 July.
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Paid contentINSIGHT FROM FLIGHTGLOBAL: The shifting sands of aircraft values
The concept of shifting sands is probably an apt one for the state of aircraft values today – as winds blow, the shapes and sizes of sand dunes change and move slowly over time. This analogy is more appropriate than talk of cliffs, waterfalls or catching falling knives, as used ...
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Airlines urged to restore 'blind flying' skills
The global air transport industry agrees that pilots still need manual flying skills despite their highly automated work environment. But it cannot agree on how best to maintain this competency – particularly in instrument flying expertise.
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News
UK transport secretary defends contentious electronics ban
UK transport secretary Chris Grayling insists that new restrictions on electronic devices do not amount to distrust of security measures in the six countries identified.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: US electronics ban to affect 18,000 daily passengers
The US government's latest air travel security measures could impact nearly 18,000 daily passengers travelling on some 50 routes to the USA from the Middle East and Africa, according to schedule data reviewed by FlightGlobal.
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News
When it comes to staff shortages, don’t forget the cabin crew
The industry’s pilot shortage is receiving much attention, but airlines must also address the risk of failing to secure top talent further back in the aircraft as the job-market advantage swings towards candidates, writes Sam Sprules, director at AeroProfessional
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Ten airports' flights affected by new US electronics restriction
US regulators have identified 10 airports which will be subjected to new security measures regarding commercial flights to the USA.
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Opinion
OPINION: How airliner development is fraught with difficulty
Fifteen years ago, the aviation industry gathered in Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany, to witness the unveiling of the first all-new large regional jet in a generation, the Fairchild Dornier 728.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Can the A350-1000 live up to Airbus’s expectations?
The audience at Airbus’s annual press conference this year may have been a little surprised to hear the company’s senior executives singing the praises of the best-selling widebody produced by their arch-rival, the Boeing 777-300ER.
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News
Possible fatalities reported in South Sudan turboprop crash
Possible fatalities are being reported from a Sudanese aircraft which crashed at the South Sudanese city of Wau.
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News
Looting hampered Dana MD-83 crash response
Investigators have disclosed that some occupants of the Dana Air Boeing MD-83 crash in Lagos might have survived the initial impact, but succumbed to the subsequent fire.
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News
Crashed Dana MD-83 crew feared reprisal over emergency
Nigerian investigators have disclosed that the crew of a Dana Air Boeing MD-83 failed to take emergency action in response to a serious engine problem, apparently in fear of attracting attention from regulators, before the jet experienced dual-engine power loss and crashed on approach to Lagos.
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Paid contentINSIGHT FROM FLIGHTGLOBAL: Mid-life aircraft trading patterns and the impact of lessors
Operating lessors today manage 40% of the commercial jet passenger fleet and are a key player in the aviation industry. Forty years ago, operating lessors accounted for less than 2% of the fleet and even by the early 1990s, they still managed only 15%. Lessors depend on the trading of ...
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NewsCamcopter buyer orders PicoSAR payloads
Leonardo has built on its recent sales success with the French military by adding another contract for its unmanned air system-carried PicoSAR surveillance payload.
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News
Kenya cleared for direct flights to the USA
Kenya Airways is to evaluate the possibility of starting direct flights to the USA after the US Federal Aviation Administration awarded the carrier's home country ICAO-compliant Category I status.
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News
SNAPSHOT: Used jet market, 8-22 February
Remarketing older aircraft can be a lengthy process. In September 2016, Taiwanese flag carrier China Airlines mandated AMS Aircraft Services and EastMerchant to jointly remarket five Boeing 747s. Part-out firms and African airlines are showing interest in the jets – but talks are still at the early stages, FlightGlobal understands.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: GAMA reports mixed performance in 2016 for fixed-wing market
There were mixed fortunes for the business and general aviation market in 2016, with the turboprop sector one of the few bright spots.
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News
Paramount pushes low-cost Mwari
As South Africa positions itself for an aviation renaissance, Paramount pushed its new armed AHRLAC in Dubai this month.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Downturn in offshore helicopter sector may be bottoming out: Flight Ascend Consultancy
The downturn in the oil and gas sector that has seen deliveries and values of large and medium helicopter types plummet in the past two years may be bottoming out – but any recovery is likely to be at least a year away, believes Flight Ascend Consultancy.