All Analysis – Page 63
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AnalysisANALYSIS: The torrid tale of Thai and Nok
Some relationships are smooth from day one, some are on-again/off-again, finally ending in a breakup. Thai Airways' relationship with Nok Air probably fits the latter category.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: After six years, 777X engine starts certification tests
GE Aviation has spent six years designing, testing and tweaking the engine now officially dubbed the GE9X-105B1 for Boeing’s 777X family.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Five pain points in airline tech and distribution
Flight Events and research company T2RL recently held the annual Technology & Innovation in Airline Distribution Conference in Bangkok, Thailand.
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ANALYSIS: Swedish air force returns to Cold War footing
Sweden is changing. After a lengthy period of shrinking investment in its armed forces and a tactical shift from national defence to developing expeditionary capabilities, Stockholm's focus has reverted to protecting its population against invasion.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: IATA aims for Amazon-style distribution with One Order
A team at IATA is quietly preparing for a revolution. Its plan is to enable airline businesses to transform themselves from providers of flights, seats and sundry related services into digital travel retail platforms. The name of this revolution? The One Order programme.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Brexit process heralds complex aviation challenges
Rigas Doganis, chairman of the European Aviation Club in Brussels and visiting professor at Cranfield University, explores the process ahead for the UK as it attempts to forge a new aviation relationship with the EU
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ANALYSIS: How 'Skibox' unit defends Swedish skies
More than 30 years ago, the Swedish military determined a need to maintain long-range surveillance coverage if part of its ground-based air defence radar network was out of action. From a description seeking "a radar on a tall mast", its airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) system was born.
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ANALYSIS: Saab counts down to Gripen E debut
Saab is counting down to performing the first flight of its Gripen E combat aircraft before the end of June, as it also strives to finalise a slew of potential new sales of the earlier C/D version in Europe and Africa.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: MRJ looks to defy the doubters
Mitsubishi Aircraft brought its MRJ regional jet mock-up to the Farnborough air show in July 2016, the same one it displayed at Le Bourget in 2015. It held its usual mock-up tour to highlight the features of the Japanese aircraft, but most had seen it before, and it had lost ...
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ANALYSIS: London's business aviation airports raise their game
No city in the world is better served for business aviation than London. Paris Le Bourget and Geneva are Europe’s busiest gateways for those travelling privately, but at least seven airports vie for business aviation traffic into the UK capital – and that does not include Heathrow and Gatwick.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Can the Aeromexico-Delta tie-up meet expectations?
Aeromexico and Delta Air Lines sealed their new immunised partnership last week with the launch of a transborder joint venture between Mexico and the USA.
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ANALYSIS: The dream of resuming supersonic flight ramps up
Fourteen years after the retirement of the Aerospatiale/BAC Concorde, the dream of resuming civilian supersonic flight has seemed never more active than in 2017, with four major development efforts scheduled to pass key milestones before the year ends. Activity stretches across laboratories, boardrooms and assembly hangars dotted across the USA.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: AirAsia knocks on China's door
At the 2016 Farnborough air show, AirAsia talked about setting up a China subsidiary to capture the market's booming demand for air travel. Then, its newly appointed north Asia president, Kathleen Tan, told FlightGlobal that the goal was the venture within 24 months, but warned that Chinese regulations "may take ...
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ANALYSIS: Effects of the ban on China-South Korea group tours
Joanna Lu, Flight Ascend Consultancy's head of advisory in Asia, looks at seat capacity data to assess the impact of China’s curbs on tourists to South Korea
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AnalysisANALYSIS: The 20-year history of global airline alliances
Since the first global alliance was established 20 years ago, these airline groupings have become a central part of the industry and travel offering.
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ANALYSIS: Is Europe's business aviation market rebounding?
What a difference a decade makes. Ten years ago, Europe’s business aviation industry was basking in one of the most prosperous periods in its history, with booming sales, a healthy order pipeline and high aircraft utilisation. These halcyon days ended abruptly a year later with the onset of the global ...
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ANALYSIS: Where is the middle of the market?
Chris Seymour, Flight Ascend Consultancy's head of market analysis, considers the issues around a new twin-aisle family to serve the MoM
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AnalysisANALYSIS: China's aerospace dream takes flight with C919
China's aerospace ambitions became airborne on 5 May, as its C919 narrowbody successfully completed a 1h 19min first flight. In a move of unprecedented transparency, the maiden sortie was broadcast live on Chinese television, with a camera positioned behind chief pilot Cai Jun.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: What is at stake for EasyJet and Ryanair from Brexit
With the countdown well under way for the UK's departure from the EU, Europe's two biggest low-cost carriers have plenty of reasons to take a keen interest in the progress of negotiations.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Southwest's new reservations system takes off
When it comes to airlines and new reservations systems, no news is good news, and Southwest Airlines is hoping that will be the case today.