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NewsGulf Air chief Kucko to step down
Gulf Air chief executive Kresimir Kucko is to step down from the role at the end of September after almost three years at the helm.
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OpinionWhy Big Data will be key to successful airline recovery
Analysing travellers’ behaviour online to gauge demand is the way forward for network planners, as new research has found
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NewsAeroflot cleared to increase share capital
Aeroflot has won shareholder approval to increase its authorised capital to 1.95 billion shares.
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NewsEmirates deploys A380 on Moscow route to meet ‘strong demand’
Emirates has upgauged the aircraft deployed for its newly restarted Dubai-Moscow service to an Airbus A380.
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NewsItaly again cites Ryanair over compliance with Covid measures
Italy’s civil aviation authority is meeting with Ryanair on 16 September to discuss allegations of non-compliance with the country’s Covid-related health measures.
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AnalysisLongview sees the biggest sales rise
Canadian company’s acquisition of the Dash 8 programme from Bombardier saw it surge up the rankings
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AnalysisAcquisitive TransDigm again tops the operating margins table
Fresh from its acquisition of Esterline Technologies, the fast growing aerospace and defence holding group has managed to retain its impressive profitability performance
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AnalysisDefence market unscathed as big players enjoy sales hike
While the coronavirus may have devastated the commercial aviation sector, the defence market has remained relatively unscathed. The cost to governments of furloughing workers combined with an economic downturn that could last for years will exert fiscal pressure on military budgets. At the same time, defence spending is driven by ...
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AnalysisAirbus increases the gap in commercial revenues over Boeing
How did the Top 100 companies rank when it came to sales in the airliner and business aircraft segments? As in the main table, Boeing descended sharply
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AnalysisAirbus displaces Boeing as aerospace’s biggest company
Seattle’s tumultuous 2019 has seen it slip behind its European rival in our latest annual Top 100 rankings
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AnalysisTop 100 aerospace companies ranked by revenue
Our latest annual industry league table, based on financial figures from before the coronavirus pandemic struck, reflects Boeing’s existing 737 Max troubles, the impact of mergers and acquisitions, and some signs that growth was flattening ahead of the latest crisis
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In depthWhy 1970 fundamentally redefined air transport
However you look at it, 1970 was an epoch-making year for commercial aviation. The revolution in aircraft design heralded in that year would be the springboard for the airline industry to accelerate capacity growth in a way it could only dream about previously.
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In depthFive decades of widebody deliveries and development
Since Boeing handed the first 747-100 (N733PA) to Pan Am at its Everett plant near Seattle on 12 December 1969, the world’s manufacturers have delivered almost 9,700 more widebodies to airlines, governments, air forces – and even some wealthy individuals.
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In depthHow Soviets decided four was the magic number
Call it an air transport anachronism, but just as four-engined airliners are slipping, perhaps prematurely, into the realms of nostalgia, Russian airframer VASO is assembling a new widebody quadjet, the Ilyushin Il-96-400M, at its facility in Voronezh.
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OpinionPilots must adapt and overcome to deal with grief of job loss
Flightcrew may not realise it, but dealing with the aftermath of redundancy in the Covid-19 age requires a whole new set of skills as they wait for an opportunity to return to the skies.
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AnalysisConverts and corporate deserters: how Covid has impacted business aviation’s big operators
The Covid-19 crisis has been gentler on business aviation than its commercial counterpart with some operators reporting a surge in demand from those new to the sector keen to avoid crowded airliners. However, the mood among corporate clients remains bleak, with for many, Zoom calls replacing the personal contact that drove a major proportion of private air travel
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In depthCan Boeing score 60-year production run with rejuvenated F-15?
With its contract to deliver a first batch of EX-version fighters to the US Air Force, Boeing can now target further international F-15 sales, and a delivery run potentially spanning 60 years.
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In depthExport deals to keep F-16 fighting fit
In common with Boeing’s F-15, US industry’s other similar-aged fighter – the Lockheed Martin F-16 – also has enjoyed a recent orders revival, just as it had appeared to be potentially nearing a production end. Lockheed’s firm order backlog for the single-engined type stood at a combined 38 aircraft for ...
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NewsRussia’s Utair seeks return to strategic plan from 2022
Russia’s Utair Group is expecting to return to its strategic course from 2022, as the impact of the air transport crisis begins to subside. Utair Group states, in a first-half briefing, that the crisis might “drag on” until the beginning of the peak season of 2021, but that it plans ...
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NewsApache takes aim at Australian attack helicopter deal
Boeing has outlined key selling points for its AH-64E Apache offering in Australia’s Project Land 4503 requirement for 29 armed reconnaissance helicopters. During a virtual media tour, TJ Jamison, Boeing’s director of vertical lift for international sales, discussed the capabilities of the AH-64E. The company also provided a cockpit demonstration ...