All Analysis – Page 73
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ANALYSIS: Latin America safety improves, but work needed
The past two years have seen few serious accidents in the Latin America and Caribbean area, and those that have happened have involved small turboprops. But two years is a short time in aviation safety terms and – given the region’s mediocre safety record over decades – not long enough ...
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Alitalia facing challenging path to profit
Nearly two years into Etihad's investment into Alitalia, the attempts to create a profitable operation at the Italian carrier continue to present challenges.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Brazil's tax-haven verdict on Ireland has airline risks
The recent move by Brazil to add Ireland to the list of countries denominated as tax havens should be a concern to the nation’s airlines. By extension, the travelling public – whose access to air travel and competitive fares depends on a continued competitive Brazilian airline sector – also have ...
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ANALYSIS: Trump win likely to fuel simmering airline disputes
US opponents of three Gulf carriers and Norwegian are hoping to find a sympathetic audience in President-elect Donald Trump, casting uncertainty over how a new administration will treat several hot button issues that have divided the airline industry.
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ANALYSIS: What does a Trump presidency mean for US air transport?
Donald Trump was elected president of the USA on 8 November, a victory for change over status quo candidate secretary Hillary Clinton.
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ANALYSIS: Trump victory means uncertainty for aerospace suppliers
US president-elect Donald Trump’s surprise victory in the 8 November election has uncertain implications for the aerospace industry on a variety of fronts, with few articulated policy positions initially to provide guidance for corporate planners.
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ANALYSIS: Ryanair uses FSTDs to help pilots train themselves
Most airline pilots approach their annual recurrent training simulator time with apprehension. They perceive the exercise to be more about testing than training or learning, and with most airlines there is a lot of truth in that perception.
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ANALYSIS: Long-looming pilot shortage may, finally, be near
A worldwide shortage of pilots – forecast for more than 15 years – has so far failed to materialise, but there are worrying signs.
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ANALYSIS: How to turn qualified pilots into competent pilots
The European Aviation Safety Agency is working with airlines on a pilot training course that leads to an enhanced qualification. This is being done because the present system produces pilots with licences that make them legally qualified to fly, but half of whom – according to the airlines – are ...
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ANALYSIS: Asia Aviation Capital plans for life after AirAsia
As it gears up to be sold, Asia Aviation Capital’s new management team indicates that it has grander plans than just being the captive lessor to the AirAsia group.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: AHRLAC leads the charge in South African revival
In offices overlooking the production hall at AHRLAC Holdings, new graduate engineers work alongside colleagues in their fifties and sixties. The latter are largely veterans of the sanctions-era South African aerospace sector and are mentoring a new generation of aircraft developers.
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ANALYSIS: Industry raising the profile of upset recovery training
How well equipped are airline and business jet pilots to cope with a loss of control incident? It is a question that has perplexed the industry for two decades, but which was brought starkly home by the crash of Air France flight 447 in 2009, when the Airbus A330 pilots ...
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Tijuana's bridge proves strong traffic draw
Tijuana International airport's cross-border bridge appears to be living up to its billing, with passenger traffic and aircraft movements up dramatically since the US connection opened in December 2015.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: UK concerns slow Sharm el-Sheikh returns
A year on since airlines begun pulling flights to Sharm el-Sheikh, just over 100 international services into the Egyptian airport are still not flying FlightGlobal schedules data shows.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Ryanair continues primary moves in Frankfurt
While four leisure routes and two Boeing 737-800s barely scratch the surface of its operations, the significance of Ryanair's confirmation today that it will begin flights from Frankfurt Main airport goes much deeper.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Motion simulators coming to aeromedical evacuation
In the Second World War, American military doctors lost about 30% of all wounded soldiers who reached a medical facility, despite standing up an aeromedical evacuation capability during wartime.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Chocks on for Lufthansa's 737
Lufthansa has retired its last Boeing 737s after it helped launch the ubiquitous short-haul twinjet during the 1960s and became its first operator 48 years ago.
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ANALYSIS: Military simulator market grows 3% year-on-year
There are currently just over 2,300 military aircraft simulation devices in operation globally, according to the latest data from FlightGlobal. This figure represents a 3% increase on the total for the same period in 2015.
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ANALYSIS: New tech changing air combat training, but revolution still ahead
The set-up in August was like thousands of others practiced in the skies of the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex (JPARC), an unpopulated US military training area roughly the size Uruguay. Two Lockheed Martin F-16s paired with two F-22s in an air-to-air scenario against four aggressors, which also happened to ...
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Fresh Turkish challenges after Kotil's growth years
Turkish Airlines chief Temel Kotil is leaving behind a carrier which, after more than a decade under his leadership, is unrecognisable from the organisation he took over.