All Analysis – Page 64
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Air India – investor darling or dog?
After years of debate and deliberation, the Indian government appears to have reached the stunning revelation that it is not all that good at running an airline.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Airbus raises tempo in A350-1000 flight-test effort
Cockpit images from the early long test flights of Airbus's A350-1000 in May gave a tantalising glimpse into the performance capabilities of the manufacturer's largest twinjet.
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ANALYSIS: Europe presses on with UAV autonomy quest
European nations are on a continued search for sovereignty over their aircraft fleets, and their selection of unmanned air vehicles is no exception
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ANALYSIS: Lockheed F-35A prepares Paris premier
Lockheed Martin’s F-35A will soar above the Paris air show this June, marking the first time a US-made stealth aircraft has visited the event since 1995.
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ANALYSIS: Iranian airspace eases access for banned Qatari flights
Iranian authorities have introduced an air traffic orientation scheme to ease the passage of Qatari flights to Europe and Asia following the airspace ban imposed by several Arab states.
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ANALYSIS: How Gulf spat could hit Qatar network
Qatar Airways could potentially suffer the greatest operational impact from the Gulf diplomatic crisis, not just overall but in each state affected by the severing of intergovernmental relations.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Downsized rides for a new space age
Modern electronics have shrunk the size and price of satellites - but what about the rockets that launch them?
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Time to plug in your co-pilot?
Robotic pilots may first be asked to replace the human co-pilot in freighters. And after that?
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ANALYSIS: Civil simulator market moving with new airliner types
FlightGlobal data shows the number of commercial simulators operating world-wide as holding fairly steady in the 1,200-unit range over the past four years, with retirements roughly equalling the number of new units coming into service
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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.