All articles by Max Kingsley-Jones – Page 21
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PICTURES: Qatar Airways reveals A350 cabin
Qatar Airways has configured its new Airbus A350-900 with a 283-seat, two-class interior featuring a business cabin similar to that on its Airbus A380 and Boeing 787 fleets.
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Airbus begins A350 ramp-up towards 10 a month
With the first A350 delivery milestone behind it, Airbus is steadily building production towards a rate of five aircraft a month by the end of next year.
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Qatar A350 to operate Heathrow noise trials in January
Qatar Airways will base its first Airbus A350-900 at London Heathrow in early January where it will undertake noise demonstrations with the airport operator.
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ANALYSIS: The A350 sales story as shipments start
As Airbus begins deliveries of the A350-900, the order backlog for its latest all-new widebody stands at impressive total of nearly 800 aircraft.
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Qatar A350 delivery rescheduled for 22 December
The on/off delivery of the first Airbus A350-900 to launch customer Qatar Airways is now set to take place on 22 December.
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ANALYSIS: Airbus works to resolve Qatar A350 issues
Airbus concedes that the last-minute postponement of the first A350-900 delivery to Qatar Airways came after it was overly optimistic with the interval allowed for the acceptance process, but the manufacturer is confident the handover can still be completed this year.
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Qatar Airways A350 delivery suffers last-minute delay
Delivery of the first Airbus A350-900 to launch customer Qatar Airways has been postponed indefinitely for unspecified reasons.
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ANALYSIS: 747-400 numbers healthy a decade after final delivery
A decade after Boeing built the last passenger variant of the 747-400, more than half the delivered fleet remains in service in the airline role, but the retirement rate is beginning to build momentum.
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ANALYSIS: Alliance opportunities and Qatar's Oneworld motivation
Qatar Airways chief executive Akbar Al Baker candidly explained his reasons for joining Oneworld – revealing a potential missed opportunity for Star Alliance – using his trademark straight talking at the recent Airline Business Aviation Partnership Summit.
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Opinion
OPINION: Challenges and opportunities for airlines in 2015
The prospect of a visit from Michael O'Leary dressed as Santa Claus may not be everyone's idea of a perfect Christmas. But should the Ryanair boss decide on a yuletide surprise, one or two European legacy airline CEOs might be hoping he gets stuck down the chimney before having the ...
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ALTA: SuperJet International takes fight to Embraer
With over a year of in-service experience under its belt at Interjet, SuperJet International (SJI) is confident that it is poised to expand its global customer base for the Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ) regional jet.
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ALTA: Boeing bullish on prospects of unseating A320 at Avianca
Boeing is confident it can oust Airbus at Latin American airline group Avianca, despite the large incumbent fleet of A320-family aircraft and orders for A320neos.
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ALTA: Latin American sector must keep pace with peers – Iglesias
Eduardo Iglesias has spent his first year at ALTA's helm getting closer to members and industry stakeholders to gain a fuller understanding of the issues and challenges facing the airlines of Latin America and the Caribbean – and it is the latter region's carriers that have been subject to particular ...
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Qatar takes four Boeings on the same day
In what is believed to be an unprecedented event, Qatar Airways took delivery of four Boeing widebodies on the same day earlier this week.
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AEA to scrutinise Europe’s aviation issues at Istanbul summit
The four pillars of the Association of European Airlines' long-term vision for European aviation, dubbed “Flightpath 2019”, are central to this year’s discussions as the association’s members gather in Istanbul.
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PICTURES: Qatar plans rapid A380 roll-out following London debut
Qatar Airways operated its debut Airbus A380 service on 10 October, replacing a Boeing 777-300ER on its flagship Doha-London Heathrow route. Before the end of the year, the 517-seater will be introduced on its Paris services and on a second daily Heathrow rotation.
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ROUTES: New widebodies are ‘network-planning game changers’
New generation widebodies like the Boeing 787 and Airbus’s A350 and A330neo are revolutionising the network-planning world by making previously uneconomic routes viable.
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ROUTES: Bombardier keeps CSeries on target despite grounding
Bombardier is confident the CSeries is back on track for service entry next year, following its return to the air earlier this month.
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ROUTES: Emirates to re-evaluate A350 alongside 787 next year
Emirates aims to launch a competition between the Airbus A350 and Boeing 787 during 2015 once it has obtained detailed performance and in-service data for the two twinjets.
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ROUTES: Clark calls for intelligence sharing after MH17
Emirates boss Sir Tim Clark is urging his competitors to be more transparent in sharing information after the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 to ensure such a tragedy is never repeated.