All Analysis – Page 56
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Air Berlin poised to bid farewell
Later today Air Berlin will operate the last flight under its own branding, from Munich to the German capital's Tegel airport.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: A330-900 finally embarks on flight-test programme
Airbus's maiden flight of the A330neo is something of an improbable achievement, considering that the airframer originally scrapped its strategy of re-engining the A330 after it failed to gain traction as a Boeing 787 rival.
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ANALYSIS: World Airliner Directory part one, mainliners
Huge order backlogs – particularly for narrowbody products – are keeping the commercial aircraft industry’s biggest two producers working at a record pace, as Airbus and Boeing also make the transition from long-established models to revamped variants.
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ANALYSIS: Airbus big-data initiative targets aftermarket growth
Airbus intends to grow its aftermarket activity by fitting A320-family and A330 jets with equipment to capture more operational and technical data for analysis via its new digital services platform, Skywise.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Airbus-CSeries deal raises new Bombardier questions
Bombardier's deal to grant Airbus majority ownership of CSeries throws a needed lifeline to a flagship aircraft that observers widely compliment for efficiency, technological advances and relatively smooth entry-into-service.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: CSeries sector flat in Airbus single-aisle outlook
Airbus forecasts put 20-year demand in the Bombardier CSeries category at just over 4,450 aircraft, although the total has stayed largely flat and represents a declining proportion of the single-aisle market.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Southwest goes California Dreamin' in Hawaii
Southwest Airlines' decision to finally enter the Hawaii market with service from California is set to introduce substantial low-cost competition in a space that has long been dominated by full-service airlines.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Lessons for airlines from recent major IT outages
When British Airways was forced to ground 726 flights over three days in May, the resulting chaos for its passengers around the globe racked up a bill of some £80 million ($105 million), according to the carrier's own estimates. BA found itself under intense media scrutiny, and UK prime minister ...
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ANALYSIS: UAV market ripe for regulatory overhaul
To say that the response to what seems to be a daily expansion of the use of unmanned air vehicles (UAV) for commercial applications is mixed would be an understatement, with advocates and adversaries alike being vocal about the introduction of such a disruptive technology.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: KLM chief hails effect of fleet transformation
Two years from now, KLM will mark the centenary of its foundation: a milestone which it believes makes it the world's oldest continuously operating airline.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: US 747s fly into the sunset
An era in commercial aviation will end in December when the last Delta Air Lines Boeing 747 flies into the sunset, ending a near-half-century run for the iconic Jumbo Jet in US fleets.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: US regionals eye expansion into neglected markets
US regional airlines and aircraft manufacturers see significant opportunity to expand on short-haul regional routes that suffered cuts following airline consolidation.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Boeing 747 loses its crown to A380
When Garuda Indonesia retired its final Boeing 747-400 on 9 October, it confirmed an inevitable milestone for the original queen of the skies as the 747 passenger in-service fleet declined below that of the Airbus A380.
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ANALYSIS: Fire and fury, the next Korean air war
A second Korean conflict has never been far from the minds of American and South Korean defence planners. The conflict of 1950-1953, which claimed over 1 million lives, never actually ended: an armistice stopped the fighting, but technically Seoul and Pyongyang are still at war, pending a "final peaceful settlement". ...
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ANALYSIS: Embraer primes factory for hybrid E-Jet production system
Wedged on a small plateau in Sao Jose dos Campos between the state-run Institute of Aeronautical Technology (ITA) and Brigadier Faria Lima Avenue, Embraer’s oldest manufacturing complex has adapted over nearly five decades to support the development and production of a diverse crop of aircraft, ranging from regional turboprops to ...
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ANALYSIS: The battle for control
When the National Business Aviation Association’s annual convention and exhibition opens in Las Vegas on 10 October, the main talking point within the bustling halls and conference rooms will be the looming threat of air traffic control privatisation – an issue which is creating considerable concern and consternation within US ...
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ANALYSIS: Orders slow as holidays kick in
A slow month for commercial sales saw some narrowbody commitments from Le Bourget firmed up, but little other activity. North America’s fleet lead is also being eroded by Asia
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AnalysisINSIGHT FROM FLIGHTGLOBAL: LCCs - in it for the long-haul?
Exploring the current state of long-haul low-cost (LHLC) using schedules, fleet and flight status data.
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ANALYSIS: Flying to meet rising bandwith demand
Bandwidth demand from business aviation customers is stronger than ever. In-flight wi-fi providers offering a variety of solutions are competing fiercely with one another to come out on top.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: How Monarch ran out of room in crowded market
The demise of Monarch Airlines during its 50th year of operations may have surprised plenty of its customers, but it was perhaps inevitable that there would be a casualty in the overcrowded market from the UK to popular Mediterranean holiday resorts.