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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Airlines' year of zero passenger fatalities
Last year was another exceptionally safe one for aviation. Not a single revenue passenger was killed during what the general travelling public would regard as an "airline flight", writes Paul Hayes in FlightGlobal's Airline Safety & Losses Annual Report 2017.
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EgyptAir finalises the first firm CSeries order in 18 months
North African carrier EgyptAir has firmed an agreement to order 12 Bombardier CS300s and take purchase rights on a further 12, the Canadian manufacturer has disclosed.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Airline start-ups and failures in 2017
FlightGlobal data shows that 39 new airline operations were established over the first eight months of 2017, roughly matching the 37 airlines that ceased operations or suspended flights.
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News
Royal Air Maroc revealed as customer for four 787-9s
Royal Air Maroc has signed with Boeing for four Boeing 787-9s, in a deal valued at $1.1 billion at list prices.
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PICTURE: Mauritania Airlines delivery marks African debut for 737 Max
Mauritania Airlines International has become the first African operator of the Boeing 737 Max.
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Top airline groups keep faith with incumbent chiefs in 2017
The world’s top airlines largely kept faith with their chief executives in 2017 as they navigated a year of record profits, with no changes occurring at any of the top 10 groups by revenue.
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Analysis
INSIGHT FROM FLIGHTGLOBAL: Airline Capacity Breakdown – December 2017
Get an overview of airline capacity across the different regions, illustrating the fastest-growing regional markets as of December 2017, so you can plan your next strategic move. Understand YoY change in seat capacity, flight frequencies and ASMs/ASKs.
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Flydubai deploys Max 8 on Kilimanjaro route
Flydubai has begun flights to Kilimanjaro, its third destination in Tanzania, using a Boeing 737 Max 8 jet.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Disruptions interrupt profitable 2017 for airlines
Airlines largely kept a grip on their improved profitability off the back of continued strong air travel demand, but the positive mood was punctuated during 2017 by a series of high-profile challenges and service interruptions which dominated headlines.
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Get your free Flight Airline Business 2017-2018 special edition
Flight Airline Business has once again teamed up with CFM International to bring you an extra, digital-only issue, focusing on the highlights of what has been another successful year for the industry.
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Opinion
OPINION: The airline industry's success stories from 2017
Airlines’ headline figures for 2017 are impressive, reflecting another year of rising traffic and impressive profits.
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News
Russia signals willingness to partially restore Egyptian flights
Russia is set to partially restore air links with Egypt after more than two years, though initially focused on flights serving Cairo.
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FESTIVE QUIZ: Can you outsmart Uncle Roger?
The festive season, yet again, inspires a little verse. The skies are dark, the snow is deep, it couldn’t be much worse! But no, fear not! ‘Tis end of year, not really end of days – and through the gloom a beacon shines, to guide us through the haze. Red ...
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Air Arabia to open Eritrean service
Middle Eastern budget carrier Air Arabia is to open services to the African state of Eritrea, with a link to the capital Asmara.
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Paid content
INSIGHT FROM FLIGHTGLOBAL: Big Data, the big picture
In a recent survey of airlines and aerospace professionals we looked at the role of Big Data within the aviation industry and how airlines can benefit from sharing their aircraft health data with OEMs and MROs.
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INSIGHT FROM SPIRIT AEROSYSTEMS: 2018 Outlook - Meeting increasing challenges
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: World Air Forces maintaining strength
Brinkmanship was the name of the game for much of the 2017 calendar year, with global tensions in no small part linked to the head-on approach to diplomacy taken by US President Donald Trump.
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Starbow ATR veered off runway after captain's seat slipped
Investigators believe the Starbow Airlines ATR 72-500 runway excursion at Ghana's Kotoka airport was preceded by an unexpected slip of the captain's unsecured cockpit seat.
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INSIGHT FROM FLIGHTGLOBAL: Who’s Buying into Big Data?
Data is everywhere these days, and, for any organisation, processing and analysing the firehose of facts and figures it receives from multiple sources can be a key to improving efficiency. For those who do it successfully, information becomes intelligence.
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Textron Aviation ships first Grand Caravan EX to Botswana's Mack Air
Textron Aviation has shipped the first of 10 Cessna Grand Caravan EXs to Botswanan charter and utility operator Mack Air. The single-engined turboprop is being ferry flown from the Caravan production plant in Independence, Kansas and should arrive at Mack Air's base in the northern town of Maun by the ...