All Analysis – Page 54
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ANALYSIS: Investment a family value for Italy's Secondo Mona
Secondo Mona’s directors believe the €40 million ($48 million) that the family-run aerospace manufacturer has invested in technology in the past decade has paid off. An array of new equipment and the addition of specialist competencies have helped the engineering firm double revenues over that period and shift up a ...
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ANALYSIS: Ryanair's drive to win over pilots
As it seeks to rebuild its reputation following the barrage of public criticism it received for cancelling thousands of flights this winter, Ryanair is facing another challenge: winning over the hearts and minds of its pilots.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: India country report August-October 2017
Ashwani Lohani, Air India's former chairman and managing director, said the carrier's financial situation has not stabilised, despite logging an operating profit in its 2016 financial year. However, he expressed optimism that the airline will be on a stronger footing after being privatised.
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ANALYSIS: FlightGlobal's long-term outlook for Latin America
As Latin American airlines meet at this year's ALTA Airline Leaders forum, Flight Ascend Consultancy’s head of market analysis Chris Seymour outlines findings from FlightGlobal’s latest long-term airliner demand forecast for the region
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ANALYSIS: Accidents cloud Latin American safety performance
When 2016 dawned, Latin America had not seen a fatal jet airliner crash for a couple of years. By the end of that year, however, there had been two such accidents, and when this article was sent to press there had been none so far this year. The question is, ...
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ANALYSIS: International route strategies play out in Latin America
As airlines gather at the ALTA Airline Leaders Forum, Flight Ascend Consultancy senior consultant Henk Ombelet examines how international network development serving Latin America is evolving
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Lenders see opening in Latin American delivery uptick
An uptick in aircraft deliveries in Latin America in 2018 is creating opportunities for lenders in a region that has needed little in the way of new secured debt in recent years.
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ANALYSIS: Why A330 tanker sales boomed
At the start of this century, the then-EADS began exploring the potential for its A330 widebody to deliver air-to-air refuelling (AAR) services for military operators. In doing so the European company replicated its strategy for the airliner market, by going head to head for international sales with Boeing, which held ...
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AnalysisANALYSIS: How do you replace a first-generation A330?
Richard Evans, senior consultant at Flight Ascend Consultancy, considers the possible successors to the Airbus’s ubiquitous twinjet
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AnalysisANALYSIS: How Airbus’s first big twin blossomed into the A330neo
Whisper it, but the recent first flight of a second-generation Airbus A330, the re-engined -900, was tantalisingly close to the 25th anniversary of the twinjet’s maiden sortie on 2 November 1992. Understandably, Airbus hasn’t made much of this historic milestone, but the fact is that the aircraft’s continuing appeal in ...
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Can TP400 gearbox fix lift Atlas programme?
Eight years ago, the first A400M took to the sky from Airbus Defence & Space’s Seville final assembly site, powered by a quartet of Europrop International (EPI) TP400-D6 engines.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Late surge gives Dubai deal momentum
A glut of tentative aircraft order commitment announcements on the final day pushed business unveiled during the Dubai air show to a new high, though just 15% of the roughly 800 aircraft covered by announcements are for firm deals.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Spirit achieves better economics with EETC
The day that American Airlines priced a junior B tranche to its 2016-3 enhanced equipment trust certificates (EETC) transaction changed the course of the aircraft capital markets for the year.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Caribbean carriers adjust to post-storms slump
Four years of airline industry growth in the Caribbean came to sudden halt in October, when capacity trends turned negative after hurricanes ravaged islands throughout the West Indies and forced weeks-long airport closures.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Brazil airport concessions face financial crunch
When Brazil awarded its first three airport concessions in 2012, private investors bid sky high amounts for the deals that promised to pay off in spades as Brazilian air traffic continued to boom.
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ANALYSIS: Island Air's demise leaves Hawaiian with near monopoly
The shutdown of Island Air on 11 November provides Hawaiian Airlines with a near monopoly on intra-Hawaii routes, leaving tiny Mokulele Airlines as a lone competitor.
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ANALYSIS: Italy at the leading edge in fighter pilot training
The internationalisation of the Italian air force’s Jet Pilot Training School (JPTS) and advances in its Integrated Pilot Training System (IPTS) are combining with the advent of full capability for Leonardo’s M-346 lead-in-fighter trainer and the upcoming introduction of its M-345 basic/advanced trainer to propel Italy to the leading edge ...
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AnalysisANALYSIS: How Ethiopian has come to the fore in Africa
There is no shortage of lofty long-term growth plans in the airline industry. But as it approaches the halfway stage of its ambitious 15-year strategic vision, Ethiopian Airlines can point to its outpacing of rivals on the African continent.
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DUBAI: Boeing 787-10 data snapshot
With Emirates announcing a $15.1 billion commitment for 40 Boeing 787-10s, we examine the firm-order status for the largest Dreamliner with data from Flights Fleets Analyzer.
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ANALYSIS: GE9X on track to enter flight testing
GE Aviation’s Boeing 747-400 flying testbed in Victorville, California, is ready to receive the first GE9X test engine.