Middle East – Page 77
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Airline BusinessANALYSIS: Al Baker's Guangzhou gambit
Qatar Airways' taking of a 5% stake in China Southern Airlines could further align the Chinese carrier with the Oneworld alliance, while giving the Middle Eastern airline greater access to the booming mainland Chinese market.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Airline safety still broadly improving despite setback
A rise in the number of passenger and crew fatalities made 2018 disappointing in comparison to the previous year – though 2017 was exceptionally safe.
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Qatar takes 5% share of China Southern
Middle Eastern carrier Qatar Airways is taking a 5% shareholding in China Southern Airlines.
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Airline BusinessANALYSIS: Which airline CEOs face big challenges in 2019?
A look at the challenges – and opportunities – that await airline chief executives in the year ahead
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PICTURES: Qatar Executive takes delivery of first two G500s
Qatar Executive has become the international launch customer for the Gulfstream G500, following delivery of two of the superlarge-cabin business jets to the VIP charter company on 17 December.
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NewsPICTURES: Key airline stories from 2018
A visual reminder of some of the most significant events in the airline industry over the past 12 months
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NewsPICTURES: 2018's key airline chief executive appointments
A visual record of some of the most significant leadership appointments across the global airline industry in 2018
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: What lies in store for airline sector in 2019?
Until the last few weeks of 2018 it appeared that rising fuel costs would give many airlines the stiffest test yet of the robustness of their newfound profitability in the year to come. Even as airlines have shifted to more efficient models amid fleet renewal efforts over recent years, fuel ...
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Contamination led to Qeshm Fokker gear-up accident
Iranian investigators have determined that poor maintenance procedures, allowing contamination of hydraulic lines, led to a gear-up landing by a Qeshm Air Fokker 100 earlier this year.
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Saudia's Flyadeal opts for 737 Max with pact for 50
Saudi Arabian carrier Flyadeal has tentatively agreed to order 30 Boeing 737 Max 8 jets, and place options on a further 20.
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ANALYSIS: Airline start-ups and failures 2018
A round-up of 2018's start-up carriers and those airlines that suspended, ceased operations or entered formal restructuring during the year
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Landing mode changes snared 777 go-around pilots
German investigators’ findings from the Singapore Airlines Boeing 777-300ER excursion at Munich, showing the crew was snared by landing mode logic, indicate parallels with the Emirates 777-300 accident at Dubai five years later.
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Emirates to use A380 for Glasgow when Dubai runway shuts
Middle Eastern carrier Emirates is to offset capacity disruption caused by Dubai runway closure by deploying Airbus A380s on its Glasgow route.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: How airline stories developed in 2018
While wider political tensions dominated much of the agenda and continue to cause potential headaches for airlines, it was the return of a familiar problem in the shape of rising fuel prices that did the most to knock airlines from their high-profit altitude during 2018.
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PICTURES: Emirates adorns A380 with montage of Real Madrid team
Emirates has unveiled an Airbus A380 adorned with a special livery in recognition of the airline’s sponsorship of Real Madrid football club.
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Air Berlin administrator seeks up to €2bn in damages from Etihad
A German insolvency court will consider a move by administrators of collapsed carrier Air Berlin to seek damages of up to €2 billion ($2.3 billion) from the carrier's former shareholder Etihad Airways.
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Uncle Roger's Festive Quiz 2018
Long-time readers of Flight International will know that while our dear friend Uncle Roger gives the impression of having retired to a life of leisure, this is just a cover – he actually spends all of his time hard at work preparing a fiendishly difficult quiz challenge for this annual ...
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VIDEO & PICTURES: Emirates receives its last 777-300ER
Dubai carrier Emirates has taken delivery of its last on-order Boeing 777-300ER.
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MEA signs A330neo engine support deal with Rolls-Royce
Middle East Airlines has signed with Rolls-Royce a long-term maintenance agreement for Trent 7000 engines powering a fleet of Airbus A330neo jets that the Lebanese carrier intends to order.
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OpinionOPINION: Air France's naming of female chief must set a new trend
The appointment of Anne Rigail as the new chief executive of Air France is a positive end to a year in which gender diversity among airline leaders was thrust into the spotlight for all the wrong reasons.