All Analysis articles – Page 65
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ANALYSIS: US Air Force looks to the future of air superiority
As the US Air Force approaches production on its Northrop Grumman B-21 bomber and eyes full operational capability for its Lockheed Martin F-35A, the service is examining the future of air superiority with its next-generation air dominance (NGAD) concept.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Gol taps GECAS to speed fleet renewal
Brazilian carrier Gol is ready to begin a fleet renewal and gradual expansion fresh off of its multi-year reorganisation.
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ANALYSIS: F-22 still rules skies 20 years after first flight
Twenty years after the first flight of a production aircraft on 7 September 1997, the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor remains unchallenged as the world’s top air superiority fighter. Remarkably, the F-22 dominates despite some startling gaps in its arsenal which are only now being addressed as the US Air Force ...
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ANALYSIS: Romania's Blue Air aims for 50-strong fleet
Blue Air is targeting a fleet of 50 aircraft within "three or four years" as it builds on its reputation as Romania's leading airline brand by consolidating its presence at foreign bases in Larnaca, Liverpool and Turin.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Airbus readies laminar-winged A340 for test flights
Airbus intends to later this month start flight-testing an A340 that has been fitted with experimental laminar-flow wing sections under a partially EU-funded technology project with other industrial partners and research institutes.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: How airlines alter tourist capacity after terror events
The terror incidents in and around Barcelona in mid-August left another of the region's destinations reeling from attacks targeted at locations popular with tourists.
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ANALYSIS: Commercial orders suffer post-Paris hangover
Airbus, Boeing and Bombardier delivered 16 of their new narrowbody aircraft in July, figures from Flight Fleets Analyzer show.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: GAMA's half yearly shipments show modest uptick
Fixed-wing business and general aviation aircraft manufacturers made modest shipment gains over the first six months of 2017, with a 2.7% climb marking the sector’s first year-on-year increase since 2014.
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ANALYSIS: Ryanair chief sees airline consolidation gathering pace
European airlines, look away now: Ryanair's chief executive Michael O'Leary expects that most will disappear over the next half-decade.
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ANALYSIS: Top 100 aerospace companies grow more profitable
Last year proved highly profitable for most of the world's biggest aerospace companies. Despite near-stagnant revenues, the industry's largest 100 businesses significantly boosted returns, with profits soaring more than 17% in dollar terms over the previous financial year, and operating margins averaging 9.3%.
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ANALYSIS: 777 Classics entering their twilight years
Although there have been some small signs of life, a growing number of Boeing 777-200s and -300s appear to be headed for the scrapyard amid growing supply and poor interest in the secondary market.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: How the Berlin market changed while Brandenburg stalled
Air Berlin's insolvency filing has deepened the malaise surrounding the yet-to-be-opened Brandenburg airport. And the Oneworld airline's challenges and likely break-up highlight how the market has changed since the German capital's long-delayed future gateway was conceived.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Qantas's Singapore-London redux tightens Asia focus
Qantas’s reversion to operating its Sydney-London services via Singapore says much more about its Asian ambitions than its legacy focus on flying to Europe.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Effort to overhaul US ATC faces looming deadline
Earlier this year the US airline industry appeared poised to succeed in its years-long quest to strip air traffic control (ATC) from the Federal Aviation Administration.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Thai Lion gets serious about international routes
Low-cost carrier Thai Lion Air is making a push to bolster its international network, with a strong emphasis on China.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Malindo Air plays catch-up in Chinese gamble
In the Malaysian Aviation Commission's (MAVCOM) latest issue of traffic rights, Malindo Air's receipt of rights for 10 new routes was far in excess of rivals.
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ANALYSIS: How Lufthansa had already targeted Air Berlin routes
Even before the Air Berlin estate is divided up, Lufthansa has already nabbed some of the Oneworld carrier's prized possessions – market share on important routes to southern Europe.
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ANALYSIS: How Boeing is approaching the future of pilotless airliners
Sometime next year Mike Sinnett, Boeing’s vice-president of product development, will enter a small, experimental aircraft and – he hopes – do nothing.
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ANALYSIS: The lessors most exposed to Air Berlin
As they provide all bar three of Air Berlin's 146 aircraft, lessors are highly exposed to the German carrier's decision to file for insolvency.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Cathay's crisis of confidence
Intense competition, the lack of a budget arm, and poor fuel hedges continue to plague the Cathay Pacific Group, leading it to its worst interim loss in at least two decades.