All Analysis – Page 74
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ANALYSIS: Many hurdles ahead before H225 can return to flight
European regulators may have approved the Airbus Helicopters H225’s return to full flight, but the airframer faces an enormous challenge to convince all of the industry’s stakeholders that the aircraft is safe.
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ANALYSIS: How Cuba is opening to private aviation from the USA
JetBlue flight 387 from Fort Lauderdale to Santa Clara in Cuba on 31 August marked a breakthrough in the 55-year impasse between the USA and the Caribbean island. It was the first scheduled US passenger service since the revolution which swept Fidel Castro to power and caused a fearful Washington ...
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ANALYSIS: VIP completion houses tackle market slowdown
Demand for widebody VIP completions has slowed considerably following an order spike a few years ago for Boeing Business Jet (BBJ) versions of the 787 and 747-8 Intercontinental.
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ANALYSIS: Fractional ownership fights back
Fractional ownership was once the darling of the business aviation industry. During its heyday in the late 1990s and 2000s, this niche sector drew new customers into the industry by the hundreds, with its unique and innovative method of acquiring a new business jet.
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ANALYSIS: US business aviation bounces back
The business aviation community will converge on Orlando, Florida, from 1 to 3 November for the industry’s largest annual showcase, the NBAA Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition (BACE).
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Has MAS finally solved its A380 problem?
Malaysia Airlines has found what could be the least-bad solution for its Airbus A380 conundrum: a separate subsidiary carrier focusing on religious pilgrimage charter flights to Saudi Arabia.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Gulfstream G600 technical description
When Gulfstream sent out invitations to a public event in Savannah, Georgia, on 14 October 2014, everyone expected to see the unveiling of a new aircraft. Rumours and internet mentions of Gulfstream’s secretive P42 project had been swirling for several years, suggesting a replacement for the G450/550 was already deep ...
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Where next in the hunt for MH370?
More than two and a half years after Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 went missing, none of the search organisations trying to locate the main area of the Boeing 777-200’s wreckage is voicing confidence. So where does the multinational search effort for the aircraft – and the 239 people lost with ...
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ANALYSIS: Can Chinese-Russian widebody project soar?
In June, Chinese and Russian officials agreed to form a joint venture to collaborate on the development, production and after-sales support of a widebody airliner.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Bombardier's Chinese hopes rest on CSeries success
Bombardier’s China strategy has pushed the envelope, but has not seen a payoff yet. The Canadian airframer has sold a number of CRJ regional jets in the country, but is still struggling to find a solid footing for its CSeries family.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: How China is unlocking international growth
Asia-Pacific has some of the fastest-growing air travel markets in the world, with China – and the increasingly international ambitions of its airports – playing a central part in this growth.
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ANALYSIS: Chinese fighters to take Zhuhai spotlight
Accessing the biennial Airshow China gathering in Zhuhai is by no means easy – for aviation journalists, at least. There is considerable bureaucracy involved in securing a “J2” visa, and once in Zhuhai itself, hotel rates jump by five or six times during show week. It is also challenging to ...
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ANALYSIS: ARJ21 still has room for improvement
Comac is on a mission to optimise and upgrade its ARJ21, following feedback from launch customer Chengdu Airlines.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: SIA and the Asia-Pacific interiors arms race
In 2007, Singapore Airlines (SIA) revealed a startling innovation: a first class “suite” with a lie-flat bed and privacy partitions in the world’s largest and most prestigious airliner, the Airbus A380. The new product, along with updated business and economy classes, set it apart as a leader in cabin interiors. ...
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ANALYSIS: Chinese connectivity to soar, despite great firewall
China’s rapidly growing aviation industry presents a huge opportunity for in-flight connectivity providers and satellite companies alike, but its complex regulatory environment and restrictions on Internet access make it a challenging market to enter. Stakeholders agree that the best way to compete for business in China is through local partnerships, ...
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ANALYSIS: Asian carriers play catch-up to match IFE demand
Demand for in-flight connectivity on Asia-Pacific routes may have been slower to catch on than in North America and Europe, but the market is ramping up fast, prompting service providers to sign up for as much capacity as they can get on satellites positioned to cover the region. as much ...
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Comac lifts national pride with C919
China has been vocal about its aerospace ambitions, and Comac bears the weight of that dream on its young shoulders. Embossed on a giant rock at the entrance of its Shanghai facility is the phrase “to let China’s large aircraft soar into the blue skies”. This, and much else about ...
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ANALYSIS: How Airbus went from zero to 10,000
Forty-two years after Air France received the first Airbus aircraft, the European manufacturer is celebrating its 10,000th delivery with the handover of an A350-900 to Singapore Airlines. The twinjet – the carrier’s sixth example – was accepted during a 14 October ceremony in Toulouse.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: SuperJet International plots to build on CityJet success
As negotiations take place between Sukhoi and Leonardo about restructuring their financial relationship in the Superjet 100 regional airliner programme, it is business as usual at their global marketing joint venture.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: ALA joins the supply chain management elite
Compared with designing and assembling aircraft or engines, supply chain management will never be the sexiest area of aerospace. But the work of its specialist firms – consolidating consignments of fasteners and other tiny parts from dozens of suppliers, and delivering them just in time to final assembly lines of ...