Latin America – Page 105
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NewsTop 100 industry league table highlights two sides to Airbus-Boeing rivalry
Flight International’s annual Top 100 analysis of the financial performance of the world’s biggest aerospace companies has thrown up few surprises, but the Airbus-Boeing rivalry that tops the chart is, by one measure, hotter than ever.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Cockpits nearly all paperless but manufacturers still face dilemma
The manufacturers intend cockpits to be paperless soon. Airbus, for example, says it intends its aircraft to be completely paperless - therefore totally EFB-dependent - within two years. But they all face a permanent dilemma about what interface they should choose. Boeing with its 787 and Airbus with the ...
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Electronic flightbags come of age but still require pilot discipline
Only a few years ago all pilots carried their trademark flightbags – large, black box-like briefcases. These were usually covered in stickers showing destinations, aircraft types and the logos of airlines and flight training organisations. One glance at a well-stickered bag provided an instant guide to the owner’s age and ...
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Gol to complete extra legroom seat retrofits by December
Brazilian low-cost carrier Gol plans to complete the addition of extra legroom Gol+ seats to its Boeing 737 fleet by the end of the year.
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Copa converts two 737 options
Copa Airlines has added two additional Boeing 737s to its backlog, and the aircraft will be delivered in 2017.
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London Gatwick airport beats its own world record again
Air traffic controllers at Gatwick airport handled a total of 906 movements on 29 August, breaking their own world record for air traffic management in a single day from a single runway.
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NewsIcelandic volcanic ash alert status raised
Iceland's Meteorological Office has again raised its alert status indicating the risk of atmospheric contamination by volcanic ash as a result of increased seismic activity near the Bárðarbunga and Trölladyngja volcanoes in central Iceland, both on the northern edge of the Vatnajökul glacial region.
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KC-390 engine wins FAA certification
The International Aero Engines V2500-E5 power plant for the Embraer KC-390 tactical transport has achieved FAA certification.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Latin LCCs diverge on cross-border strategies
Latin America’s seven low-cost carriers are spreading their wings, but each is following its own strategy with little in common with the others.
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NewsEASA issues volcanic ash safety bulletin
The European Aviation Safety Agency has issued a safety information bulletin (SIB) to prepare airlines, air navigation service providers and national aviation authorities for the procedures they would have to follow in the event that the seismic activity reported by Iceland becomes a major volcanic eruption.
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Azul closes ATR 72 sale and leaseback with DAE Capital
Brazilian regional carrier Azul has sold a new ATR 72-600 delivery to DAE Capital under a sale and leaseback deal, confirms the Middle Eastern operating lessor.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Airline traffic sets steady pace in first half
Airline passenger traffic among leading carriers grew 4.7% in the first half of the year, as the industry continues its recent return to more steady traffic growth.
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Azul targets business travellers with US flights
Brazil's Azul plans to target the corporate traveller with its inaugural international flights to the USA, and will offer a full-service product with lie-flat business class seats and Skycouches in economy plus, it tells Flightglobal.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Alliance shifts continue as joint ventures take hold
While much of the attention among global alliance members has been on developing joint venture partnerships in key markets, it has still been a busy 12 months for all three groupings.
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Opinion
OPINION: Airline siblings must harmonise to avoid cannibalisation
Shakeel Adam is managing partner of Aviado Partners, a global consultancy specialising in airline commercial issues and assisting carriers to maximise their partnership potential; his Twitter handle is @shakeeladam
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NewsEurocontrol reveals extent of industrial action disruption in 2013
European air traffic control industrial action “proved to be even more disruptive in 2013 than 2012”, according to Eurocontrol’s just-published Network Manager report for 2013.
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NewsBrazil jet crash probe finds errant cockpit voice recorder
The cockpit voice recorder (CVR) of the crashed Cessna 560 XLS+ in Brazil on 13 August has been found, but does not contain any recordings from its last flight, the Brazilian air force’s crash investigation center (CENIPA) says.
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Azul to revisit IPO as early as Q1 2015
Brazil's Azul could file again for an initial public offering (IPO) as early as in the first quarter of 2015, after it withdrew its IPO in August 2013.
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CASB issues Challenger emergency airworthiness directive
Following three in-service reports of Bombardier Challeger 604s suffering fractured fastener heads on the inboard flap hinge-box, the Canadian Aviation Safety Board (CASB) has issued an emergency airworthiness directive requiring the re-fitting of incorrectly fitted fasteners. The fasteners were the correct ones, but they were incorrectly orientated during fitting.
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NewsICAO winds up preliminary conflict zones meeting
An International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) task force convened following the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 has completed its first round of deliberations.