All Analysis – Page 126
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ANALYSIS: IATA sees airline actions driving improved returns
If the mood was not exactly jubilant in Cape Town, there was certainly a feeling that for all the economic challenges thrown their way, airlines are faring...
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ANALYSIS: Flight test advances Neo engine's certification push
First flight of the Pratt & Whitney PW1100G took off on 15 May, exactly as it was planned more than two years ago - and ended only moments ahead of a rain...
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Tough times for 747-8
The 747-8 tends to stand apart in Boeing's product line-up, but lately it has been for all the wrong reasons. As Boeing wonders how much faster it...
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ANALYSIS: IATA bids to change perceptions of NDC
Ever since IATA's New Distribution Capability was approved last October, barely a week has gone by without negative coverage appearing in publications reporting...
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ANALYSIS: BA A380 begins end of 747's reign
As its 747s start to bow out, BA's first major long-haul fleet change in over 15 years has raised the challenge of the A380 entering service in the same window as the 787
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ANALYSIS: Southern Africa's flagging carriers
While financial turmoil at South African Airways often makes headlines in the sub-region, the Johannesburg-based flag carrier is far from the only troubled...
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ANALYSIS: Boeing’s 737 Max hitting stride ahead of Paris air show
A re-engining job was never Boeing's first choice to replace the third-generation of a 49-year-old single-aisle franchise, but the 737 Max seems to be hitting...
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ANALYSIS: Evolution of the African airline market
Africa has always been the smallest of the world regions in terms of aviation - partly because of the level of economic development, and partly because routes...
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AnalysisANALYSIS: USAF weighs up post-F15E fighter options
As budgets continue to fall, for how long can the US Air Force rely on a combination of F-35s, Long Range Strike-Bombers and modified F-15Es to put off the need for a sixth-generation replacement fighter?
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ANALYSIS: Why US low-cost carriers may not follow merger route
airline consolidations may have helped re-invigorate major US network carriers, but the profitability of the nation's low-cost operators could mean they...
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ANALYSIS: Why low-cost carriers are looking towards GDSs
Defining a low-cost carrier is almost an industry in itself. IATA has a list of twelve characteristics, but admits "that there is no standard business model...
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ANALYSIS: LCCs profit from sale and leaseback strategy
Low-cost carriers have been actives users players in sale-and-leaseback transactions. The deals, under which an investment firm such as a bank or lessor...
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ANALYSIS: Air Malta on profits track as losses narrow to €15m
Air Malta is on course to achieve break-even this year after restructuring efforts helped it narrow losses in the year to 30 March 2013 to around €15 million...
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ANALYSIS: Asia-Pacific load factors up two points in March 2013
Major Asia-Pacific carriers enjoyed increased load factors during March 2013, with only two of 16 carriers suffering moderate load factor declines. Across...
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Access all areas with the Falcon 2000
Dassault claims the biggest appeal of the latest version of its Falcon 2000 is the type’s impressive short-runway performance, combined with generous cabin and range
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Analysis: Proton poised for strong return to market
International Launch Services (ILS), which markets the venerable Proton launch vehicle (LV), is attempting to come back strong from a rough 2012, but it faces severe challenges, many of its own making.
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ANALYSIS: How Etihad's partner strategy is shaping its network
As if it needed any underlining, the last month has seen Etihad illustrate the breadth of its partnership strategy.
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ANALYSIS: US carriers post strong Q1 despite slump in March
Most US carriers posted positive financial results in the first quarter, even as demand began to slump towards the end of what is traditionally a weaker...
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AnalysisANALYSIS: CFM aims for smooth Leap into service
Design freeze of the CFM Leap-1B for the Boeing 737 Max means that all three versions of the single-aisle powerplant have formally entered the assembly stage. CFM's...