All Analysis articles – Page 37
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AnalysisANALYSIS: China Southern looks to life after SkyTeam
China Southern Airlines' upcoming departure from SkyTeam will be closely watched, and could lead the way for airlines leaning towards building individual partnerships and shying away from global alliances, should it continue to flourish outside a grouping.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Oil and competition keep pressure on Indian carriers
The challenges facing Jet Airways and its attempts to raise fresh capital continue to dominate the headlines, but all Indian carriers are having a tough time amid cost pressures and intense competition.
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ANALYSIS: How Tecnam and Cape Air created the P2012
There are few signs to or on Tecnam's modern production plant just outside the small town of Capua, near Naples. However, the cult Italian manufacturer – which has produced almost 5,000 small piston aircraft for the training and private pilot market since the late Professor Luigi Pascale founded it in ...
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ANALYSIS: US continues dominance of military simulators deployment
Recent data provided to FlightGlobal shows that Canadian manufacturer CAE is responsible for 20% of the military simulation devices currently in service around the world. L3 Link Simulation & Training (L3 Link) follows with a share of 18%, while Boeing and FlightSafety International (FSI) account for 11% and 10% of the market respectively.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Are Latin American carriers jumping for JOLCOs?
Latin American carriers have few issues accessing capital for their funding needs, despite various macroeconomic issues that continue to plague pockets of the region.
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ANALYSIS: Tokyo contemplates its future fighter plans
Tokyo continues to weigh options for procuring a successor to the Mitsubishi F-2 fighter, but technology and cost are concerns.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Q400 rises with Bombardier's transport aircraft retreat
Bombardier's decision to sell two commercial aircraft could benefit its already-successful business jet unit and see the venerable Dash 8 find new life under Viking Air.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: SAA still needs time to complete restructuring
A year since the taking the reins at South African Airways, it is probably safe to say that the one thing chief executive Vuyani Jarana needs most of all right now is more time.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Regional airliner sector's slow climb
Sales of regional jets and turboprops are more limited in frequency and scale than for the mainliner sector, and particularly narrowbodies like the Airbus A320neo and Boeing 737 Max. Our data shows that during the first nine months of this year, net orders for aircraft in these two categories totalled ...
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AnalysisPICTURES: Allegiant bids farewell to MD-80s after 16 years
Allegiant Air will soon say farewell to its Boeing MD-80 fleet after a run of 16 years, concluding a fleet transition that began six years ago when the airline added its first Airbus A319s.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Fuel appears to take first toll on traffic growth
Global passenger and freight traffic rose at a slower pace in September than the trend seen in recent months, according to the latest IATA figures.
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ANALYSIS: Bahrain raises its game in aviation
Bahrain – the aviation capital of the Gulf in the last third of the 20th century – has had to watch from the sidelines over the past two decades as neighbours Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and Qatar have vied for its former position. Each of these emirates has invested hundreds of ...
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ANALYSIS: How China's aircraft lessors gained global influence
From a standing start in 2007, China's aircraft leasing companies have become major players in global aerospace – even though many are closely tied to Beijing's policy agenda.
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ANALYSIS: China advances on fighter front
The long-awaited appearance at Airshow China 2016 of the Chengdu J-20 was anti-climactic, but served to bolster the mystique around one of the 21st Century's most iconic fighter designs. Supporting the opening ceremony, two J-20s roared down the runway at several hundred feet and performed a vertical split. One aircraft ...
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ANALYSIS: CR929 programme picks up speed
Development of the CRAIC CR929 is gathering pace, as its Sino-Russian manufacturers look for more parts suppliers having finalised its external shape.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Let's hear it for Delta, 10-years after Northwest
Delta Air Lines is a success. Customers like to fly them, Wall Street is happy to invest and staff, the cogs that keep the carrier running, are genuinely proud of their employer.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Comac marches forward with ARJ21 and C919
With the establishment of Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (Comac) in May 2008, China declared its intention to become a world player in aircraft manufacturing.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Airlines must act now to hit emissions targets
A decade on from the setting of three key goals to reduce climate-change impact, the Air Transport Action Group (ATAG) says the sector is "tracking ahead" of the short-term objective to improve fuel efficiency by 1.5% a year from 2009 until 2020.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: What to make of American's local shift in Phoenix
American Airlines is carrying more local passengers at the expense of connecting ones in Phoenix, as debate continues over the future of its connecting hub at the airport.
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ANALYSIS: Can expanded Heathrow keep within air-quality limits?
When the UK government announced in June that members of parliament had voted in favour of building a third runway at London Heathrow, it threw in the caveat that final development consent would be granted only if the expansion could be delivered within the country's existing air-quality obligations.