All Analysis – Page 43
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ANALYSIS: P&W details revised geared turbofan recovery path
Losing four geared turbofan engines to in-flight failures as a result of a botched durability upgrade was not how Pratt & Whitney wanted 2018 to begin – quite the opposite.
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ANALYSIS: Mitsubishi poised to put MRJ90 centre-stage
Mitsubishi Aircraft started flying the MRJ90 in November 2015. For 31 months, the test fleet has performed standard trials, mostly out of public view. In public, the MRJ90 test fleet has been shown parked in a static display of a major air show.
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ANALYSIS: A330neo nearing first delivery four years after launch
Just 1,400 days after Airbus disclosed – to a Farnborough air show audience – its intention to re-engine its popular A330 family, the first customer aircraft carried out its maiden flight from Toulouse. Its original 42-month development schedule had always been ambitious, but the A330neo nevertheless appears set for service ...
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ANALYSIS: Delta eyes Austin to close Texas gap
Delta Air Lines is looking at Austin as a possible point of network growth in the coming years.
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ANALYSIS: Just two women among the chiefs of top 100 airlines
Weeks after Qatar Airways chief executive Akbar Al Baker stoked controversy with his "joke" at the IATA AGM that his airline had to be led by a man, FlightGlobal's latest survey of gender diversity in the industry shows that the number of female chief executives among the top 100 carriers ...
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ANALYSIS: Singapore-Japan capacity continues declining trend
Seat capacity between Singapore and Japan peaked in 2015 but has been in decline ever since as carriers have downgauged aircraft and focused on more nonstop services between Singapore and the United States.
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ANALYSIS: Bamboo who? Vietnam start-up’s ever-shifting strategy
Vietnamese start-up Bamboo Airways’ commitment to 20 Boeing 787-9s represents a startling growth in ambition, but the prospective carrier’s strategy is far from clear.
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ANALYSIS: American ends run of venerable Dash 8 turboprop
Piedmont Airlines retires its last Bombardier Dash 8 tomorrow, ending 33 years of turboprop history at the carrier.
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ANALYSIS: RAF100 spectacular adds to RIAT's allure
One of the best opportunities to become immersed in the Royal Air Force's centenary celebrations will come on the eve of the aviation industry's main trade event at Farnborough, with multiple special events planned during the preceding Royal International Air Tattoo.
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ANALYSIS: RAF100 events mark strong legacy
On 10 July, as many as 100 aircraft will take part in an historic flypast over The Mall and Buckingham Palace in London, to commemorate the centenary of the Royal Air Force's formation.
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ANALYSIS: Virgin Australia takes second helping in Hong Kong
Virgin Australia's entry onto the prime Sydney-Hong Kong route is likely to be a success thanks to capacity constraints, growing demand and a little help from its friends.
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ANALYSIS: Bombardier returns to regional aircraft roots
Ten years ago, Bombardier shifted away from regional aircraft when it launched the CSeries, a move executives said would enable it to tap into a larger-aircraft market they viewed as otherwise ignored.
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ANALYSIS: Civil simulator fleet nears 1,300 mark
Information gathered by FlightGlobal shows that the number of commercial airliner simulation devices currently in use is close to 1,270 units – up by about 50 simulators on the total at the same point in 2017.
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ANALYSIS: How GKN envisions its future after change in ownership
Following a turbulent period for GKN – culminating in its acquisition by turnaround specialist Melrose Industries in April – the UK engineering group’s aerospace arm is confident it can continue to invest in new technology and grow its business under its new ownership.
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ANALYSIS: Civil simulator manufacturer strategies compared
L3’s soon-to-open training centre near London Gatwick airport typifies the strategic direction in which the fast-consolidating simulator manufacturing sector is heading. In one building, the US-owned entity will assemble up to 30 devices a year, for its own training business and third-party customers. Meanwhile, a short walk away, a twin ...
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ANALYSIS: The influence of engines on aircraft values
David Griffin, senior valuations analyst at Flight Ascend Consultancy, here examines the rising costs of engine maintenance, the relationship of engine values to overall aircraft values, and implications for the future
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ANALYSIS: H175 SAR delivery offers lift to programme
Delivery ceremonies in the aviation industry are not all created equal. An airline spending billions of dollars on a new fleet demands razzmatazz and a lavish lunch, while in the rotary wing world, where list prices are many orders of magnitude lower, you might expect a few speeches and then ...
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ANALYSIS: Caribbean challenges underlie poor connectivity
At a Caribbean aviation conference in the Bahamas earlier this week, Tropic Ocean Airways chief executive Robert Ceravolo prompted laughter and nods of familiarity in the room when he told the story of a traveller he met while en route to Nassau.
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ANALYSIS: Nolinor 737-200s get second life with cockpit updates
As the worldwide fleet of Boeing 737-200s continues to dwindle, one Canadian operator sees a bright future in the aging twinjet.
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ANALYSIS: Cyber threat to aviation is real – and urgent
Can an aircraft be hacked? The answer would appear to be yes. It emerged last year that, in 2016, US Department of Homeland Security cyber experts had hacked into the avionics of a Boeing 757 obtained by the agency for testing.