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Analysis
ANALYSIS: 2015 sources of aircraft finance
This year there is a $124 billion financing requirement for commercial jets, says Boeing Capital, and although almost all indicators are green in the aircraft financing environment, the industry is not immune to external factors.
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NewsGulf carriers halt Baghdad flights after 737 attack
Emirates and Etihad Airways have suspended services to Baghdad after an arriving Flydubai Boeing 737-800 reportedly sustained damage after being shot at.
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NewsAirAsia QZ8501 accident may reflect a trend
Accidents to aircraft cruising through tropical or sub-tropical zones are repeating often enough now for the industry to have cause to refresh its pilots on the risks. There have been three other accidents in similar circumstances during the last ten years.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Accidents are not the only threat to safety
If large numbers of passengers and crew die on a commercial airline flight because of an event that was not an accident, is it valid to exclude it from airline safety statistics? After all, passengers boarding a flight want to be assured their lives are not at risk from any ...
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NewsSolar Impulse unveils Si2's round-the-world solar flight route
Solar Impulse today revealed details of the global route for its second-generation solar-powered aircraft Si2, which is set to embark on the world's first ever official round-the-world solar flight by early March.
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Ascend retains appraiser of the year award
Flightglobal consultancy Ascend has for the fourth time in five years been named appraiser of the year at the Aviation 100 Awards.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Looking beyond the short-term impact of low oil prices
Recent and apparently continuing falls in the oil price – with Brent trading below $50 per barrel today – provides further evidence of the difficulties associated with forecasting, writes CTAIRA analyst Chris Tarry.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Refining the MH370 search
Since Capt Simon Hardy revealed in Flightglobal/Flight International his calculations about where Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 is likely to have come to rest, the Australian Transport Safety Bureau – leading the MH370 search team – has spoken at length to him.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Fleet Watch - Orders for December 2014
Commercial aircraft net orders came in at 647 for December 2014 where 673 new orders were offset by 26 cancellations.
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News13 top-selling narrowbody and widebody types of 2014
With the big two manufacturers having released their orders and deliveries figures this week, these are their 13 top-selling narrowbody and widebody types of 2014.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Narrowbody conversions drive P2F market in 2014
The year 2014 saw a 10% increase in global passenger-to-freighter (P2F) conversions to 70 aircraft, driven by growth in narrowbody conversions, while extreme weakness continued to dog the widebody conversion market.
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Libyan Wings defies unrest with Lufthansa Technik contract
Libyan Wings has reached an agreement with Lufthansa Technik for the provision of MRO services ahead of the airline's planned launch.
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NewsPICTURE: Qatar A350 inaugural arrives in Frankfurt
The inaugural Airbus A350 revenue service, operated by launch customer Qatar Airways, touched down earlier today at Frankfurt airport after a flight from Doha.
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JetBlue to add more cities to El Al codeshare
JetBlue Airways will add several more city pairs from Boston to its codeshare agreement with Israel's El Al.
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NewsA350 enters service as Qatar jet heads for Frankfurt
Qatar Airways has commenced the first commercial operation with the Airbus A350, its initial aircraft having departed from Doha for Frankfurt.
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Joramco wins more MRO business from Flydubai
Flydubai has awarded Joramco a three-year maintenance contract covering C-checks, service-entry preparations for new aircraft, and lease-return checks.
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Qatar Airways to begin Doha-Sofia flights
Qatar Airways will in March launch nonstop service from its Doha base to Bulgarian capital Sofia.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: A380 enters maturity as overhauls accelerate
When Emirates last summer towed one of its Airbus A380s into its Dubai MRO facility for a 3C-check – an overhaul scheduled after six years of operation – this was not the type's first such event but marked the beginning of a heavy maintenance cycle for what is, by a ...
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NewsAl Jaber prepares Sky Limo for 15 January take-off
Al Jaber Aviation's (AJA) high-end air taxi service, Sky Limo will launch operations on 15 January when its sole aircraft - a Hawker 800XP - makes its first commercial flight.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Future plans for flight data
Commercial air transport aircraft will soon be required to equip with deployable flight data recorders, or flight tracking equipment, or both. The only question is how soon.