All Analysis – Page 105
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Will overcapacity in Southeast Asia continue in 2015?
Carriers in Southeast Asia have battled overcapacity this year, but as they dial back their growth plans, there is a good chance that the market should be better placed to meet demand, with a positive impact on yields.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Latest 777X suppliers show 787 commonality
A new round of supplier selections on the 777X re-affirm Boeing’s strategy to emphasise commonality with the computing and display systems on the 787.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Few winners in Venezuela currency crisis
When the topic of airline funds trapped in Venezuela came up for discussion at the ALTA Leaders Forum in Nassau in November, a fire alarm at the event venue went off.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Delta eyes a ‘fantastic’ 2015 as strength continues
Any one who has listened to a Delta Air Lines investor presentation in the past two years knows the drill – margin improvement, returning capital to shareholders and building a balance sheet that equals or surpasses those of investment grade industrials.
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ANALYSIS: Airbus works to resolve Qatar A350 issues
Airbus concedes that the last-minute postponement of the first A350-900 delivery to Qatar Airways came after it was overly optimistic with the interval allowed for the acceptance process, but the manufacturer is confident the handover can still be completed this year.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Ryanair's new profits course takes shape
If there was some scepticism when Michael O'Leary a year ago began taking tentative steps in repositioning Ryanair, a fourth profit upgrade of this financial year suggests that the budget airline many loved to hate is doing something right.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Will lower fuel costs alter airline strategies?
While the recent relenting in oil prices has provided airlines with an unexpected but welcome easing of their costs, the pain that has been caused by fuel volatility makes it unlikely that carriers will too drastically alter their current course.
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ANALYSIS: No end in sight for Norwegian saga
For almost two decades, the Norwegian embassy has dolled up a giant Christmas tree at Washington DC's Union Station every December in what the Scandinavian country hails as a symbol of friendship between Norway and the USA.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: UAV studies warn of risks as industry burgeons
Confirmation by the UK authorities that an unidentified unmanned air system was involved in a near collision with an Airbus A320 on the approach to London Heathrow airport's runway 09L in July has put the issue of regulation in the spotlight. This is a topical issue because in just one ...
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AnalysisANALYSIS: World air forces fighting on many fronts
After a more than decade-long involvement in Afghanistan, the air wings of multiple nations had expected some respite from years of combat activity by late 2014, as the NATO-led mission completes its transition of control to the authorities in Kabul.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: French Guiana increases air surveillance network
The air base at French Guiana has become the first French site to bolster its air defence and surveillance capability following the inauguration of the ThalesRaytheonSystems Ground Master 400 radar on 27 November.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: The impact of DC-10 and MD-11 on aviation
All journeys on a passenger jet these days will be on a type that has two, or occasionally four, engines. This year marked the end of the era of the three-engine airliner and, with it, the presence in the flight schedules of a once powerful manufacturer. In a remarkable coincidence, ...
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ANALYSIS: Drop in oil prices ‘simply upside’ for airlines
Airline stand to benefit from the rapid decline in global oil prices in recent months, as many continue to operate with higher fuel prices in mind.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Should Rolls-Royce stick to aero engines?
Rolls-Royce made the news with a call for its breakup
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AnalysisANALYSIS: 787's voice and data recorder concerns not unique
The types of problems raised in recent days with the Boeing 787’s cockpit voice and flight data recorder are not unique to that aircraft, say industry sources and a former accident investigator.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: How will US scope clauses impact regional fleets
Michael Lapson, senior analyst in the New York office of Flightglobal’s Ascend consultancy, examines the impact of revised scope clauses in the US market
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Ending Dassault's Airbus connection opens new doors
France's aerospace industry must pay close attention as Dassault and Airbus disengage
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Miltary faces 'perfect storm' of budget vs need
European defence forces are facing a “perfect storm”, and those in the UK are at its eye. So says Andrew Dorman, Professor of International Security in the defence studies department at Kings College, London, and a lecturer at the UK Joint Services Command and Staff College in Shrivenham.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Has the Boeing 787 been a network changer?
Three years after the Boeing 787's long-awaited entry into service, Henk Ombelet from Flightglobal's Ascend consultancy looks at whether the Dreamliner has changed the market
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AnalysisANALYSIS: 747-400 numbers healthy a decade after final delivery
A decade after Boeing built the last passenger variant of the 747-400, more than half the delivered fleet remains in service in the airline role, but the retirement rate is beginning to build momentum.