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News
MetroJet A321 suffered internal high-energy event: inquiry
Russian investigators have disclosed that a MetroJet Airbus A321 which crashed in Sinai a year ago had experienced high-energy damage to its fuselage skin from within.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Military simulator market grows 3% year-on-year
There are currently just over 2,300 military aircraft simulation devices in operation globally, according to the latest data from FlightGlobal. This figure represents a 3% increase on the total for the same period in 2015.
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Paid contentINSIGHT FROM AEROPROFESSIONAL: Airlines need to fund pilot training
It’s time to address the elephant in the room. We’ve got a pilot skills shortage on our hands, and it isn’t going anywhere. In fact, if it’s not addressed now, it will only get progressively worse.
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Paid contentINSIGHT FROM FLIGHTGLOBAL: A320neo and 737 Max market outlook
Conceived when oil prices were high, the fuel-efficiency selling point of the A320neo and 737 Max seems less critical today, but customers appear undeterred, says Flight Ascend Consultancy chief Rob Morris
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Opinion
OPINION: Fear makes the market in aviation finance
When UK member of parliament Jo Cox was killed in her constituency on 16 June, the market reaction was immediate. The British pound and the euro rallied after weeks of poor trading amid Brexit uncertainty, while the previously attractive safe haven investments such as gold and government bonds were sold ...
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Standard adopted for IATA 'One Order' ticketing initiative
A resolution has been adopted at the Passenger Services Conference in Dubai on a standard for IATA's new One Order initiative, aimed at removing multiple reservation records and easing connectivity between network and low-cost carriers.
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Royal Air Maroc assessing 787 bids
Royal Air Maroc is reviewing financing offers for one Boeing 787 set for delivery in March next year, a source familiar with matter tells FlightGlobal.
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List of debris with likely MH370 link grows
Malaysian authorities have released a list of 22 items found on beaches along the Indian Ocean’s African littoral region that have either been confirmed as being debris from MH370, or are likely to be so.
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NewsFlightGlobal launches Insight channel
A new dedicated space on flightglobal.com designed to showcase FlightGlobal’s market expertise, depth of data, and opinion, as well as encouraging debate around key topics, has been launched by FlightGlobal
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Paid contentINSIGHT FROM SITA: Picturing the future fully connected aviation landscape
Today we are starting to see how a fully connected future landscape might develop as pace-setters across numerous industries take the first tentative steps along the Internet of Things and automation pathway. Indeed, even by 2020 Cisco expects 50 billion machines to be connected to the internet, vastly outnumbering the ...
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Paid contentINSIGHT FROM FLIGHTGLOBAL: Ascend regional airliner fleet forecast
Flight Ascend Consultancy’s Richard Evans explores competition in the regional aircraft market over the next 20 years
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Paid contentINSIGHT FROM FLIGHTGLOBAL: Ascend widebody fleet forecast
Chris Seymour, head of market analysis at Flight Ascend Consultancy, examines the drivers of future twin-aisle demand
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Paid contentINSIGHT FROM FLIGHTGLOBAL: Ascend commercial market webinar
The latest quarterly Flight Ascend Consultancy commercial market webinar on 22 September featured presentations on the supply and demand dynamic, mid-life aircraft, Airbus A320neo values and lease rates, plus value forecasting precision.
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Paid contentINSIGHT FROM T2RL: The outlook for airline operations systems
This report is the first of what will be an annual series from T2RL representing an assessment of the market for airline operations systems. T2RL have looked at the capabilities airlines are currently using, as well as the new capabilities airlines are demanding. These are the basis for ...
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: What next after aviation's 'Paris moment'?
Yesterday's agreement on carbon offsets at the ICAO conference in Montreal was hailed as aviation's "Paris moment" by council president Olumuyiwa Benard Aliu.
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NewsGainJet plots expansion into Africa and grows VIP airliner fleet
Greek VIP charter and management provider GainJet Aviation is planning to expand into the African market, and has singled out Rwanda as a possible base for its operation.
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ROUTES: Ethiopian studies helping African national start-ups
Ethiopian Airlines is in talks with the governments of Ghana, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Uganda with a view to assisting them in establishing new national carriers.
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ROUTES: Southwest sets stage for future partnerships
Southwest Airlines sees its new reservations system as being key to driving interline and codeshare traffic with potential overseas partners.
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ROUTES: Swazi Airways to begin flights in November
African start-up Swazi Airways will begin operations from November with initial routes to Durban, Cape Town and Harare from Manzini King Mswati III International airport.
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ROUTES: Chengdu unveils new international links
A string of planned new international services from Chengdu have been unveiled today during a signing ceremony at World Routes.