All articles by Murdo Morrison – Page 38
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: The different paths of the Gulf's two low-cost leaders
The UAE, with a population of less than 10 million, is home to no fewer than four major airlines. While the flag-carriers of Dubai and Abu Dhabi – Emirates and Ethihad – enjoy global profiles, the country’s two low-cost, short-haul airlines have also established themselves as major forces in Middle ...
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Gulf wrestles with ATM conundrum
The Gulf’s airports may be growing fast but, as traffic to and from the region increases, its skies are becoming increasingly congested and difficult to manage. Seeking a solution to this problem has long been an issue for governments wary of letting go control of their national airspace.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Gulf airports fight for share of rapidly rising demand
Airport investment is in overdrive at aviation’s busiest global crossroads, as the hubs of Emirates, Etihad and Qatar Airways vie to keep pace with the growth of their flag-carriers, and with eachother to attract international air traffic. While Doha’s new Hamad International is about to embark on an expansion that ...
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Dubai – the rise and fall, and rise again, of DAE
Dubai Aerospace Enterprise is a very different entity to the brash brand that launched itself on the industry a decade ago with an intent to create a series of blue-chip businesses in the Gulf and beyond. The dream was bold: in early 2006 – with its skyline full of construction ...
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News
Big deals by Gulf trio unlikely at Dubai
This year's Dubai air show, which kicks off on 8 November, almost certainly won't bring a repeat of the orders bonanza that characterised 2013's instalment, with the big-three carriers now bedding in new aircraft and assessing the next steps in their fleet strategies.
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Dubai moments: Our top 10 stories from 13 Dubai air shows
The biennial Dubai air show, which begins on 8 November, launched more than 25 years ago and is known for its mouth-watering orders. Here is our list of the 10 most significant shows and stories from the 13 previous editions.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Piemonte cluster helps SMEs to punch above their weight
You are an SME employing 25 people and specialising in, say, manufacturing small electronics components. How do you begin to win your way on to a major aerospace programme via a tier-one partner? For some SMEs in the north-west of Italy, one solution is to pool competencies with like-minded local ...
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News
Falcon Aviation to ferry 400 workers daily on Q400s
Falcon Aviation Services has launched one of the world’s biggest regular business-aviation services, ferrying 400 oil workers daily from its Al Bateen base in Abu Dhabi to two facilities on islands off the coast of the emirate.
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News
One Aviation launches into China with Eclipse
One Aviation is making a push for the China market ahead of the Eclipse 550's anticipated certification in the country. The company behind the pioneering very light jet, as well as the in-development Kestrel turboprop single, has appointed its first distributor in China.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Former astronaut gets innovative
Former Italian air force colonel and Space Shuttle astronaut Maurizio Cheli’s feet have barely hit the ground since he retired as chief test pilot for Alenia Aermacchi on the Eurofighter Typhoon in 2007.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Is CityJet deal the breakthrough that SuperJet International needs?
Nazario Cauceglia has a wish: to look out of his office window next to Venice’s airport and see a Sukhoi Superjet in service. For eight years, the SuperJet International joint venture he heads has been offering the 100-seater in the Western hemisphere – its only success a 30-aircraft deal with ...
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Italian style: 10 iconic aircraft from Italy
To coincide with our focus on Italy’s aerospace industry, we highlight 10 memorable aircraft the country has produced from the 1940s to the present day, from highly successful exports to the downright quirky. As with almost all Italian products, few of these examples lack in style.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Piaggio moves from transformation to consolidation
It has been a busy 30 months for Piaggio Aerospace. Since breaking into the defence market with the unveiling of its unmanned P.1HH HammerHead surveillance platform at the 2013 Paris Air Show, the Italian airframer has opened a plush new factory and switched chief executives. It has severed its remaining ...
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Interview
INTERVIEW: Flydubai chief executive Ghaith Al Ghaith
The contrast between Flydubai's unpreposessing home next to Dubai International's Terminal 2 and Emirates' palatial headquarters on the "business" side of the airport – all plate-glass windows, vast atrium and upmarket retail mall – says all you need to know about the sibling airlines' relationship. Both buildings make a statement: ...
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NewsPiaggio confident of securing second P.1HH customer by Farnborough
Piaggio Aerospace is committed to securing a second European customer for its P.1HH HammerHead unmanned air vehicle by July’s Farnborough air show, following launch customer Italy’s commitment earlier this year to purchase six aircraft and three ground stations, for delivery in 2016.
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'Impossible' to replace Western Superjet suppliers: SJI chief
It would not be feasible to replace North American and European suppliers with Russian ones on the Sukhoi Superjet programme, in the view of the executive charged with leading Western sales campaigns for the regional airliner.
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Emirates to choose between A350-900 and 787-10 next year
Emirates will not choose between the Airbus A350-900 or the Boeing 787-10 until next year, chief executive Tim Clark has confirmed – quashing speculation that the Dubai air show might bring a high-profile order for one of the midsize widebodies from the local flag carrier.
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DXB set to exceed previous 90 million capacity limit
Dubai International airport (DXB) is having to revise previous capacity limits to cope with a surge in demand that is outpacing the relocation of services to the new Dubai World Central.
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Al Jaber Aviation plans move into MRO
Al Jaber Aviation (AJA) is the latest Gulf operator to plan a move into MRO as it strives to broaden its offering beyond the highly competitive business-jet charter market.
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NewsMubadala takes full ownership of Piaggio Aerospace
Seventeen years after heading a consortium that rescued Piaggio Aerospace from bankruptcy, Piero Ferrari has ended his financial links with the Italian aircraft maker.