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EasyJet details disruption impact on full-year profit
UK budget carrier EasyJet estimates that disruption over the course of the year has had a £150 million ($187 million) impact on pre-tax profit.
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Boeing targets Latin America for widebody sales
Boeing sees big sales potential in the evolving Latin American market, with the company particularly targeting carriers in Argentina and Mexico for sales of new widebodies.
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Bombardier hopes to turn Latin tide towards smaller aircraft
Bombardier wants to convince Latin American airlines that bigger is not necessarily better, as it continues hunting for an anchor CSeries customer in Latin America and pushing its regional products.
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Aerolineas to phase out A340s by end-2018
Aerolineas Argentinas plans to phase out its fuel-guzzling Airbus A340s by end-2018 as the airline continues to work towards financial profitability under the ownership of a new government.
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Aeromar reveals $100m Synergy investment as it expands fleet
Big changes are ahead for Mexican regional carrier Aeromar Airlines, with the company announcing an order for eight new ATR turboprops and an investment of up to $100 million from Synergy Aerospace.
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WORLD AIRLINER DIRECTORY - Mainliners: Battle for the middle ground
The collapse in the market for very large types has intensified Airbus and Boeing’s race to fill the niche for a new midsize airliner in an eventful year for both airframers
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ANALYSIS: Alitalia facing challenging path to profit
Nearly two years into Etihad's investment into Alitalia, the attempts to create a profitable operation at the Italian carrier continue to present challenges.
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ANALYSIS: Brazil's tax-haven verdict on Ireland has airline risks
The recent move by Brazil to add Ireland to the list of countries denominated as tax havens should be a concern to the nation’s airlines. By extension, the travelling public – whose access to air travel and competitive fares depends on a continued competitive Brazilian airline sector – also have ...
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Emirates phases out its last A330 and A340
Emirates has retired the last of its Airbus A330 and A340 aircraft, leaving its fleet entirely composed of A380s and Boeing 777s.
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INSIGHT FROM FLIGHTGLOBAL: Conversions dominate soft cargo market
Chris Seymour, head of market analysis at Flight Ascend Consultancy, examines cargo’s mixed fortunes as yields fall, and looks ahead in a 20-year aircraft delivery forecast
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INSIGHT FROM FLIGHTGLOBAL: Flight Fleet Forecast's single-aisle outlook 2016-2035
The 2016 Flight Fleet Forecast predicts the delivery of 42,800 new passenger and freight commercial aircraft over the next 20 years, worth almost $3 trillion in 2016 delivery values. About 63% of those deliveries – some 26,860 units – are expected to be single-aisle passenger aircraft, representing 46% of the ...
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Ryanair sticks to full-year profit forecast despite uncertainty
Budget carrier Ryanair is continuing to adopt a cautious approach, despite a strong first half performance, as uncertainty remains over weak air fares and the effects of the UK’s split from the European Union.
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IAG fleet rejig holds onto 747s but speeds A340 phase-out
IAG will have four additional Boeing 747-400s in service, but four fewer Airbus A340s, during 2020 than it had projected last year.
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BA higher-density seating plan includes 10-abreast 777s
British Airways is to increase the seating density on its London Gatwick-based Boeing 777s, as well as its Airbus short-haul fleet, in order to cut unit costs on its aircraft.
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Hard-landing An-26 approached in snowstorm: probe
Russian authorities have given further details of the circumstances surrounding the hard landing which substantially damaged a Polar Airlines Antonov An-26.
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Fed-up Emirates presses for Dubai drone detectors
Emirates is urging Dubai International’s operator to consider drone detectors after an airspace intrusion led to a third closure of the hub in the space of around four months.
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PICTURES: Boeing rolls out United’s first 777-300ER
United Airlines first Boeing 777-300ER has rolled out of the paint shop in Everett, Washington, nearly 22 years after the carrier took delivery of the first 777.
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MH370 inquiry to review assumptions over disappearance
Australian investigators have convened a meeting of organisations involved in the hunt for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 to re-examine the assumptions on which the search has been based.
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INSIGHT FROM FLIGHTGLOBAL: Flight Fleet Forecast's engine outlook
The 2016 Flight Fleet Forecast predicts the delivery of 42,800 new commercial passenger and freighter aircraft over the next 20 years. This drives a market for 86,500 installed engine deliveries, with the fleet in service growing from just over 60,000 engines today to 103,000 in 2035. The aerospace market is ...
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MH370 damage analysis indicates flaps not deployed
Damage analysis of two flight-control surfaces from the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 indicate that the Boeing 777-200ER’s flaps were retracted at the point when the aircraft broke up.