All Analysis – Page 118
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AnalysisANALYSIS: ATV era opens final chapter with 'flawless' space station docking
The International Space Station marked the end of an era on Tuesday, 12 August 2014 with a “flawless” arrival by the fifth and final resupply flight in ESA’s Automated Transfer Vehicle programme
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Russian Helicopters looks to civil market for renewed lift
If you wanted proof that undoubted success in the military segment does not automatically translate into the civil sphere then you could look no further than Russian Helicopters. While its military products are in some cases class-leading – whatever you think of the Mi-17’s appearance it continues to sell in ...
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Yield concerns cloud European second quarter
For European carriers, the second quarter brought improved profits but plenty of doubts over the yield environment for the rest of the year.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Frigate Ecojet plans its own Russian revolution
Frigate Ecojet is confident its elliptical fuselage twinjet will find a niche in international markets – but there's a lot of work still to do to get the new type off the ground
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Irkut builds future on Yak-130 and MC-21
“I believe,” says Oleg Demchenko, “that my grandchildren will fly in the MC-21." It is a bullish statement from the Irkut president and says much about his faith in the longevity and sales prospects for an airliner that has yet to roll out, let alone perform its maiden flight.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Ilyushin Finance working hard to place orders
Busy times surely lie ahead for Ilyushin Finance. Not only does the Russian lessor have around 100 aircraft to place over the coming years – with a further 50 in the pipeline – but it is also dealing with a major ownership change and potential rebranding as it looks to ...
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Will sanctions affect Russia's aerospace integration with the West?
At first glance, the Russian presence at this year’s Farnborough reflected the confidence of the country’s resurgent aerospace sector, and the value with which its key players regard the biennial air show. All the industry’s big names had sizeable chalets or stands, including United Aircraft (UAC), the holding company for ...
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AnalysisANALYSIS: GE ponders 3D printing for GE9X turbine blade
Low-pressure turbine (LPT) blades for aircraft engines could be the next application conquered by additive manufacturing techniques.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Airbus conversions stress shift to larger types
Analysis of Airbus’s single-aisle backlog reveals that the shift towards larger types in new orders has been underpinned by substantial conversion activity within existing agreements.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Gulfstream G650ER aims to be long-range leader in the business jet market
Gulfstream has strengthened its dominance of the coveted ultra-long range business jet sector with the launch in May of its G650ER.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: India's air force modernisation challenge
The modernisation of the Indian air force is massive in scale and hugely expensive, but will deliver capability that will put the service at the forefront of any battle in the future.
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ANALYSIS: Bombardier looks to China, structures for growth
With its star commercial aircraft still grounded and once-promising partnerships with Russian industry less certain, Bombardier will shift attention to its neglected aerostructures business to drive revenue growth while continuing to attempt to unlock the Chinese market and return the CSeries to flight.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Asia’s magically shrinking superjumbo orderbook
The termination of Skymark Airlines' order for six Airbus A380 aircraft, and the reclassification of 10 A380s due for Hong Kong Airlines, has cut the Asia Pacific region’s orders for very large aircraft by one third.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: The ups and downs of Asia-Pacific partnerships
Whether it be to break into new markets or for wider strategic reasons, there have been a glut of partnerships among Asia-Pacific carriers. But experience so far shows the course of true love does not always run smoothly
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Overcapacity overshadows Atlantic alliance shifts
The ever-popular transatlantic market is booming again this year, with industry capacity up more than 8% for the summer IATA season.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: How will MAS survive its latest crisis?
It was Winston Churchill who said that one should never let a good crisis go to waste, but for Malaysia Airlines (MAS), dealing with two crises in one year will prove extremely challenging.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Virgin America marks latest triumph with IPO
California-based Virgin America's filing for an initial public offering (IPO) marks a milestone that the airline has anticipated for years, capping off a series of sweet victories for the airline in recent months following years of losses.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: FSF reviews risks of go-around decision-making
Failing to abandon a risky approach when necessary can be disastrous, but many times in the last few years go-arounds – formerly considered a simple manoeuvre – have themselves ended in disaster.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Traffic gains continue in 2013
Global passenger traffic among the top 200 biggest carriers by RPKs grew 5.5% in 2013, the latest Airline Business/Flightglobal World Airline Rankings show.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Asia-Pacific airline profits fall in 2013
Asia’s low-cost carriers continue to grow rapidly, both in scope and model, but it is still the region’s network carriers which are posting the biggest profits in absolute terms.