All Analysis – Page 128
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ANALYSIS: Lithium-ion chemistry becomes focus as 787 grounding continues
Prospects for returning the Boeing 787 to flight within days or weeks dimmed as a worldwide grounding in response to battery over-heating problems entered...
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AnalysisANALYSIS: JetBlue charts next moves in Latin America and the Caribbean
Long synonymous with its home base at New York's John F. Kennedy (JFK) airport, JetBlue is setting its sights south as it aims to increase its presence in...
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ANALYSIS: Can European ATC gain from the American way?
Private competition in the provision of 'contract towers' has helped drive down US air traffic control costs and the opportunity is there for similar savings...
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ANALYSIS: Transatlantic venture faces antitrust test
European antitrust officials are about to impose commitments on United Airlines, Air Canada, and Lufthansa because of concerns about the anti-competitive...
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AnalysisANALYSIS: How Boeing took output and order spoils in 2012
Boeing has stolen Airbus's delivery crown after Toulouse's near-decade on top in a clean sweep that also saw the US airframer become top dog in the order stakes.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Italy updates on NH90 service in Afghanistan
Last year brought the NH90 rotorcraft's first deployment, by the Italian army in Afghanistan - and performance was flawless, says the service's aviation commander
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Chinese airline fleet to hit 5,000 by 2031
China's airlines will operate more than 5,000 aircraft equipped with around one million seats by 2031, according to Flightglobal Insight's Airline Employment...
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ANALYSIS: Under-valued airlines prompt alternative thinking
It comes as no surprise at Qantas that an investor group would emerge such as the one including former senior executives Geoff Dixon and Peter Gregg. Analysts...
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ANALYSIS: ANA and JAL count the cost of 787 grounding
It has been a busy start to 2013 for Japanese carriers All Nippon Airways (ANA) and Japan Airlines (JAL), all thanks to the Boeing 787s.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Grounding order moves 787 into uncharted territory
A grounding order by the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) moves the Boeing 787 programme into territory uncharted for a modern airliner as long as a recently discovered "battery fire risk" remains unsolved.
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ANALYSIS: Alitalia ownership reaches maturity
The deal to relaunch Alitalia as a privately-owned carrier four years ago put an end to a tumultuous period for the airline. It lifted the carrier out of...
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AnalysisANALYSIS: What will 2013 bring in the aviation industry?
Anybody who actually knows what's going to happen in 2013 should end the year very wealthy indeed, while anybody who claims to know what is coming should be regarded with care
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ANALYSIS: Low-cost carriers eye expansion into former Soviet states
With economic growth in Russia and other CIS states outperforming much of Europe many airlines from the continent as well as the Middle East are eyeing expansion...
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ANALYSIS: Airlines keep their grip in 2012, but what's ahead in 2013?
While it has been another tough year for airlines, particularly in Europe, their overall performance has been more robust than might have been expected after Malev and Spanair became high profile financial casualties early in 2012. Overall airline profitability this year is expected to be only a little down on ...
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AnalysisANALYSIS: BA loads A380s in favour of premium cabin
British Airways' configuration for its Airbus A380s illustrates a heavy weighting towards premium passengers, with almost the lowest levels of economy seating...
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ANALYSIS: Christmas comes early to Delta with Virgin Atlantic deal
Reporting by Graham Dunn, Max Kingsley-Jones and Dominic Perry in London and Edward Russell in Washington DC It may be a few weeks early, but Delta...
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ANALYSIS: Can African airlines seize initiative over cooperation?
Rhetoric on the need for cooperation between airlines in Africa has never been in short supply, but action has usually been less forthcoming. Yet with...
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ANALYSIS: Fresh move for CSA privatisation takes shape
Korean Air and Qatar Airways are reportedly showing an interest in the Czech Government's renewed attempts to privatise national carrier Czech Airlines. The...