All articles by Max Kingsley-Jones – Page 25
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IATA: Associations team up for African safety drive
IATA and the African Airlines Association (AFRAA) are leading the charge to bring the continent's air safety record in line with global standards. And AFRAA...
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Interview
INTERVIEW: Giovanni Bisignani on his 10 years transforming IATA
When IATA needed shaking up after 9/11, it turned to Giovanni Bisignani to lead its transformation. Here, the autocratic 'agent of change' reflects on his...
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Air Malta on profits track as losses narrow to €15m
Air Malta is on course to achieve break-even this year after restructuring efforts helped it narrow losses in the year to 30 March 2013 to around €15 million...
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Late delivery delays start of Emirates A380 wing repairs
Wing modification work on Emirates' Airbus A380 fleet has begun around two months later than planned due to late arrival of new aircraft. The repair...
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Emirates chief urges Boeing to control 777X supply chain
Emirates has urged Boeing to "take total control" of the production and supply chain of the proposed 777X to avoid the kind of problems that have dogged...
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Where will expanding Norwegian fit in Europe?
Norwegian Air Shuttle - to give it its full name - is an intriguing phenomenon. The Oslo-based low-cost carrier has been quietly expanding its operations...
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Virgin can deliver more value for Delta than for SIA: Bastian
Delta Air Lines president Ed Bastian is confident that the carrier can extract far more value from its shareholding in Virgin Atlantic compared with the...
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Turkish unveils huge A320 family order, including 57 Neos
Turkish Airlines has revealed plans to order up to 117 Airbus single-aisles in a deal that includes the current version of the A320 and the re-engined A320neo...
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: How many airlines are making money from social media?
Getting involved in Twitter or Facebook should be a no-brainer. But how many airlines are actually making money from it - and how many have mechanisms to calculate how much they are earning?
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Leahy questions 787’s heavy reliance on electrical power
Airbus chief salesman John Leahy believes that Boeing was wrong to design the 787 with what he views as an over-reliance on electric power for its systems,...
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VIDEO: Growing lessor shares and ECA changes key 2013 financing topics
The impact of changes to the export credit rules and the growing role of lessors are the prime talking points in this year's Airline Business interactive special report on the aviation finance market.
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VIDEO: Why shorter economic lives could speed depreciation of aircraft values
Concerns are growing among bankers and analysts that changes to the economic lives of airliners driven by high fuel prices and availability of young, efficient types are accelerating the depreciation of older equipment.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: How will airlines fund $100bn worth of new aircraft this year?
Record production means that airlines' delivery finance requirements will increase by 15% this year to $100 billion, with banking activity likely to grow significantly.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: How Boeing took output and order spoils in 2012
Boeing has stolen Airbus's delivery crown after Toulouse's near-decade on top in a clean sweep that also saw the US airframer become top dog in the order stakes.
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Qatar Airways A350-800 switch was prompted by delay: Al Baker
Qatar Airways decided to drop its order for the A350-800 in favour of the larger XWB variants mainly because of the delay to the production plan, says chief...
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Qatar Airways leases three A330-200Fs to replace A300Fs
Qatar Airways is poised to replace its Airbus A300-600 freighters with new-build A330-200Fs after concluding a lease deal with BOC Aviation. The Doha-based...
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Al Baker 'very disappointed' after latest 787 grounded by electrical issue
Qatar Airways chief executive Akbar Al Baker has vented his frustration about more technical problems blighting his Boeing 787s after the airline's third...
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VIDEO: Oneworld sees Qatar Airways boosting access to Africa
The Oneworld alliance expects its latest recruit, Qatar Airways, to help it boost its presence in the expanding African market where it currently trails its two rival groups.
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ALTA urges governments to shore up Latin infrastructure
Senior stakeholders from across the industry signed a joint declaration at the ALTA Airline Leaders Forum calling for Latin American and Caribbean Governments...
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Star not interested in Gulf carriers despite rivals’ gains: Schwab
Star Alliance remains stoically convinced that it does not need a Gulf carrier within its ranks, despite being left in the cold after recent accords between...