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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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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.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Modernising global airline pilot training
Airlines and the world’s aviation authorities have been warned that if they miss the opportunity to modernise pilot training now, when International Pilot Training Consortium (IPTC) and the International Civil Aviation Organisation have finished preparing the ground for change, they may be stuck with 1950s-based training regulations for the foreseeable ...
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Ethiopian to open Tokyo route
Star Alliance carrier Ethiopian Airlines is to open services to Tokyo Narita towards the end of April.
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NewsStrength in numbers: The World's Top 10 military aircraft types
Following the recent publication of our World Air Forces directory for 2015, our Top 10 feature looks at the most popular military aircraft types currently in operation around the globe.
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ANALYSIS: How oil-price falls affect aircraft demand and values
Rob Morris, head of Ascend Flightglobal Consultancy, here analyses the implications of the downward trend in oil prices
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Airline safety performance in 2014
Despite public perception, 2014 has been an extraordinarily good year for aviation safety – but the shadow of MH370, MH17 and December's AirAsia disaster cast a long shadow over the positive figures
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Accident reports published in the last six months of 2014
Accident reports published in last six months of 2014
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News2014 shows lowest airline fatal accident rate in history
Calendar year 2014 has turned out to be the best year ever for airline safety, according to airline safety analyst Flightglobal Ascend. For many this may seem an unexpected result given the perceptions created by the high profile losses of two Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777s and the crash of an ...
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Airline Safety & Losses - Annual Review 2014
Each year, Flightglobal conducts an annual review of the previous year from both an insurance and safety perspective. This report includes detailed loss and liability data, as well as accident information and analysis.
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Gambia Bird suspends all operations
African carrier Gambia Bird has suspended all flight operations until further notice, with immediate effect.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: The A350 sales story as shipments start
As Airbus begins deliveries of the A350-900, the order backlog for its latest all-new widebody stands at impressive total of nearly 800 aircraft.
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NewsMISSING IN ACTION: 10 Famous aircraft disappearance mysteries
A list of aircraft incidents that still pose a conundrum to the industry
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NewsNetJets Europe leads advanced approach trial
NetJets Europe is leading a consortium of 15 companies called A3 (Advanced Approaches for all Airports) to run advanced airport approach trials to as part of the Single European Sky research project SESAR. The intention is to develop new approach and landing solutions that will increase the traffic throughput of ...
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Lockheed completes Tunisian C-130J deliveries
Lockheed Martin has completed deliveries of C-130J tactical transports to Tunisia, with the nation’s air force having received its second example of the new-generation Hercules on 11 December.
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Airlines on course for record profits though risks remain
Lower oil prices are set to provide the backdrop for airlines to deliver their strongest profit performance in 2015, but uncertainty over how long oil prices will remain low and continuing geopolitical issues mean that risks remain in the operating environment.
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NewsLAM 190 probe details pilot's actions during fatal descent
Absence of routine alarms have led investigators to conclude that an Embraer 190 captain, left alone in the cockpit, deliberately disengaged multiple systems before the aircraft crashed in Namibia.