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AnalysisANALYSIS: How Ryanair grows at secondary airports
Ryanair on 28 March makes its most eye-catching move yet into more mainstream markets, starting to operate at Lufthansa's Frankfurt fortress, but its interest in bigger hubs does not necessarily signal that it is turning its back on secondary airports.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Opportunities open for smaller players in interiors
Many of the world’s airlines are making ongoing improvements to their onboard products in response to various economic and competitive pressures. But resulting demand for interior products such as seats is placing a growing strain on the relatively few manufacturers, resulting in new business opportunities for smaller, upstart providers, sources ...
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Opinion
OPINION: Is this Alitalia's final last chance?
As Alitalia faces yet another round of cost cutting, just how many last chances for salvation can one airline have?
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Jakarta receives more former USAF F-16 Block 25 fighters
Indonesia has received 18 of 24 Lockheed Martin F-16 Block 25 fighters that have been refurbished after USAF use.
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Pilots of crashed 747 missed cues about off-course approach
Pilots of the ill-fated Boeing 747-400F which crashed at Bishkek were given several warnings and indications that the aircraft was not following the correct approach before it overshot the airport.
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BOC Aviation reports 18% profit rise
BOC Aviation has reported an 18% rise in operating profit for 2016 to $474 million, boosted by stronger lease rental income.
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CS100 flies transatlantic nonstop from London City
Bombardier has conducted a nonstop transatlantic service from London City airport using a CS100 test aircraft.
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Iran Air receives second A330
Iran Air has taken delivery of a second Airbus A330-200, two weeks after its first of the type arrived in Tehran.
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Crashed 747's crew aware of excessive height: inquiry
Russian investigators indicate that the crew of a Turkish-operated Boeing 747-400F knew the aircraft was too high on its approach before it overflew Bishkek airport and crashed far beyond the end of the runway.
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PICTURE: A350-1000 wraps up high-elevation tests
Airbus has wrapped up high-elevation airport testing of the A350-1000 following a 10-day campaign in South America, and the aircraft involved has resumed tests in Toulouse.
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KC-46 costs come down but delays loom
The Boeing KC-46A tanker’s costs have decreased by $7.3 billion, or about 14%, since its initial estimate but the programme could see future delays, according to a Government Accountability Report released this week.
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OpinionOPINION: Does Asia Aviation Capital make sense for Korean money?
Korea Transport Asset Management (KOTAM) is in pole position to acquire AirAsia's leasing arm Asia Aviation Capital for roughly $900 million, Reuters has reported.
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Paid contentINSIGHT FROM FLIGHTGLOBAL: LCCs ascending in the land of the Rising Sun
Despite a sometimes rocky path, Japan’s low-cost carriers are taking their place in the market, with strong growth prospects ahead.
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Paid contentINSIGHT FROM FLIGHTGLOBAL: The shifting sands of aircraft values
The concept of shifting sands is probably an apt one for the state of aircraft values today – as winds blow, the shapes and sizes of sand dunes change and move slowly over time. This analogy is more appropriate than talk of cliffs, waterfalls or catching falling knives, as used ...
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NewsPICTURES: Kabul welcomes latest batch of Super Tucanos
Afghanistan has bolstered to a dozen its in-country fleet of Embraer/Sierra Nevada A-29 Super Tucano light-attack aircraft, with the arrival of its latest four examples in Kabul.
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South Korean bidder closing in on AirAsia leasing unit: report
Korea Transport Asset Management (KOTAM) is in the lead to take a majority stake in AirAsia's aircraft leasing unit, Reuters has reported.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: True believers and sceptics - a decade of MPL
As a would-be revolution in flightdeck training, the multicrew pilot licence did not get off to the best start. In 2008, nine newly qualified first officers who had embarked on Sterling Airlines’ pioneering MPL course were made redundant by the ailing Danish carrier. In the depths of a global recession, ...
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Compass Call cross-deck continues despite Bombardier protest
L3 Communications and the US Air Force will continue their Compass Call cross-deck effort, despite a recent protest from Bombardier over a possible sole-source contract.
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NewsVIDEO: CSeries completes London City airport validation flights
Bombardier on 23 March completed CSeries validation tests at London City airport and expects to receive certification to operate commercial flights to the facility in as little as six to eight weeks.
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OpinionOPINION: Cabin laptop ban is selective, ineffective
Just two hours before the UK parliament became the scene of an armed assault and counter-terrorism operation, the transport secretary had been inside, fending off awkward questions about weaknesses in new enhanced security measures for airline passengers.