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News
Ramp personnel held engine-safety brief before fatal E175 ingestion accident
US investigators have disclosed that a ramp worker was fatally injured after being sucked into the engine of an Embraer 175 at Montgomery airport despite the ground crew’s holding specific engine-safety briefings a few minutes before the aircraft arrived at the gate. The safety briefings were conducted because the Envoy ...
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Airline Business
Aircraft shortage emerging amid ‘endemic’ delivery delays
Lessor Avolon this week joined other stakeholders in warning that a shortage of commercial aircraft is a growing theme around the world amid “endemic” delays to the delivery of new jets.
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In depth
Australian airpower rises to face new geopolitical threats
Amid a darkening geopolitical outlook, Australia faces important questions about its future airpower capabilities.
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In depth
Can airline safety improve from average performance in 2022?
With annual accident rates for airliners and associated fatalities having remained roughly stable for a decade, it is time for the industry to tackle the causes of mishaps and improve further.
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Lufthansa submits bid for ITA Airways as it seeks exclusive talks
Lufthansa has submitted an offer for ITA Airways under which it aims to secure a deal to initially acquire a minority stake in the Italian carrier with an option to take full ownership at a later date.
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A350-1000 autonomy tests aimed at supporting dual-pilot cockpit: Airbus
Airbus has trialled further autonomous flight concepts using an A350-1000 test aircraft, including emergency diversion and automatic landing, but insists they are aimed at supporting a dual-pilot, rather than single-pilot, cockpit.
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Analysis
Airbus bests Boeing in 2022 orders and deliveries but both airframers take positives
For the fourth consecutive year, European airframer Airbus in 2022 delivered more aircraft and received more net orders than arch rival Boeing.
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Airline Business
Airline Business Covid-19 recovery tracker: January 2023 update
Our regular examination of the latest global data for several key airline market indicators, including traffic and capacity in passenger and cargo markets, in-service and stored fleets, jet fuel costs, and share price trends for the world’s largest groups.
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Airline Business
Which airlines welcomed new aircraft types into their fleets during 2022?
A selection of the aircraft deliveries over the past 12 months that saw airlines welcome new types or variants into their fleets
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Airline Business
How far through recovery is airline industry?
A year which began with airlines still in the grip of Covid restrictions as the Omicron variant threatened a fresh round of disruption, ended with airlines breaking revenue records in the summer and travel rules being relaxed in the last key market not to have done so, China.
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US investigators dismayed as 737 Max crash probe skips analysis of crew's actions
US investigators have dissented over findings of an Ethiopian inquiry into the fatal Boeing 737 Max 8 crash outside Addis Ababa nearly four years ago, arguing that the conclusions focus on technical design issues and fail to take sufficient account of human factors and inadequate pilot responses to the loss ...
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Airline Business
Airline Business performance tracker: Europe Q3 2022
Key data from the most-recent European earnings period – the third quarter of 2022 – and the equivalent periods stretching back to the last pre-Covid year, powered by Airline Business Insight
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Airline Business
Airline Business performance tracker: key data indicators from around the world
The Airline Business perfromance tracker features key data indicators from dozens of airlines around the world, drawing metrics from the most recent earnings season and comparing the figures with equivalent periods back to 2019.
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In depth
What lies in store for the aviation industry in 2023?
With pandemic precautions and travel restrictions now in the past for most of the world, 2023 is set to be the first ‘normal’ year for the aerospace and aviation industries since 2019. But with inflation surging, conflict in Ukraine, labour shortages, snags in the supply chain, and faltering consumer confidence, how normal will it be?
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News
A321XLR tank must ensure no serious fuel-fire risk in survivable accidents
Airbus’s rear centre tank for the A321XLR must be designed such that no fuel is released near the fuselage or engines in quantities sufficient to start a serious fire, in the event of a survivable crash, the European safety regulator has proposed. The European Union Aviation Safety Agency says current ...
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News
Transair 737 ditching inquiry reveals pilots’ uncertainty over failed engine
Investigation details from the Transair Boeing 737-200 freighter ditching off Honolulu last year indicates uncertainty from the pilots over which of the aircraft’s engines had initially failed shortly after the jet took off. Flight-data recorder information released by the National Transportation Safety Board, released in a docket on 19 December, ...
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Analysis
Demonstrators and customer feedback at heart of Embraer’s Energia roadmap
Since launching the project last year, the Brazilian airframer has refined its low-emission concept aircraft as it eyes a possible route to market, but it will only launch a development programme when it is sure the technology can deliver.
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Analysis
Will Russia deliver on its ambitious domestic airliner plans?
Russia’s aerospace industry has ambitions to manufacture more than 300 aircraft over the next two years, as it grapples with the pressure that has been piled on the sector by sanctions over the Ukrainian conflict.
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Analysis
No quick fix to aerospace’s supply chain and labour problems
The supply and labour troubles that hindered aerospace production this year seem poised to continue in the near term, with inflation and parts shortages expected to leave airframers and suppliers struggling again in 2023 to ramp production.
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News
Airbus convinces judge to split trial in Qatar A350 dispute
Airbus has secured a split trial in its legal clash with Qatar Airways over the skin-paint deterioration issue with the airline’s A350 fleet. The two sides met in court on 16 December for the latest case-management conference. Airbus had previously warned that the trial – set for June next year ...