All Analysis – Page 20
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AnalysisLegacy of 9/11: UAVs come of age
The arrival of the unmanned air vehicle as a potent battleground tool is arguably the most notable legacy of the 2001 terror attacks for aerial warfare.
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AnalysisLegacy of 9/11: Drive for economy reshapes aviation
The crisis after 2001 spelled the beginning of the end for super-large widebodies, and ushered in hyper-efficient twins
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AnalysisLegacy of 9/11: A decade of disruption for airlines
The 10 years following the terror attacks were challenging for the industry, with loss-making, forced consolidation and bankruptcy protection the order of the day. However, the period did usher in a new breed of low-cost airlines and new ways of doing business
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AnalysisLegacy of 9/11: Airport security crackdown
The way passengers are screened before boarding aircraft changed forever following the terrorist attacks of 2001
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AnalysisCabin suppliers look to life after Covid
The past 18 months has been miserable for the interiors industry. But, with traffic and airline orders picking up, can the sector look to 2022 with confidence?
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AnalysisPromoting the healthy cabin in the post-Covid era
The pandemic has prompted carriers to think differently about on-board hygiene and service, and, as aviation picks up again, the perception of air travellers about the safety of their journey remains paramount.
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AnalysisRaytheon Technologies tops sales growth list
Raytheon Technologies’ year-on-year sales growth of over 121% is a result of the merger with the Collins Aerospace and Pratt & Whitney units of United Technologies.
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AnalysisOperating margins table highlights industry squeeze
We may have been through the worst crisis in aviation history, but this year’s table of best performers in operating margin has a familiar ring to it. The companies that are the best at squeezing profits from their revenues pretty much stay consistent year after year. TransDigm may have become ...
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AnalysisCommercial downturn marks Boeing’s nadir
It was another awful year for Boeing’s commercial sales fortunes, with an almost 50% drop in revenues to just $16.2 billion. To put it in context, the company made just twice as much revenue from its range of single- and twin-aisle airliners as Gulfstream did in 2020 with a family of specialist business jets.
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AnalysisHow defence companies rose to the top during pandemic
Further evidence of how far behind the defence aviation market commercial aviation fell during the worst of the Covid-19 crisis comes from the sales totals of the biggest 10 players in each segment.
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AnalysisWhy are airlines mandating Covid-19 vaccinations for crew?
Carriers including Air Canada, Delta Air Lines and Swiss have made announcements on employee Covid-19 vaccination policies this week, further expanding the list of reasons being given for introducing vaccine mandates – or essentially doing so by proxy.
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AnalysisDomestic disarray haunts Asia-Pacific carriers
A new wave of coronavirus infections — caused mainly by the more infectious Delta variant — threatens to thwart the domestic recovery in key Asia-Pacific markets, though prospects in the region remain mixed.
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AnalysisWhich commercial airlines served Kabul before the Taliban advance?
The chaos surrounding operations at Hamid Karzai International airport in recent days affects a number of international operators, including Emirates and Turkish Airlines.
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AnalysisVibrant cargo market continues to buoy Asia-Pacific carriers
Asia-Pacific airlines continue to enjoy strong cargo markets, partially offsetting the dire lack of passenger travel amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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AnalysisKorean Air bucks industry trends
If you want to cite an airline that has been particularly good at bucking industry trends during the Covid-19 crisis, it is difficult to look beyond Korean Air.
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AnalysisPredators seeking rich pickings in aerospace
The past 18 months have seen little consolidation among the industry’s biggest businesses. But fresh bids for two of the UK’s key players are raising concerns over foreign ownership of the country’s industrial and security assets.
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AnalysisBright spots in second quarter fail to mask continued airline losses
While the airline sector as a whole remains firmly in the red as it struggles to shake free from grip of the global pandemic, recent weeks have seen at least carriers in pockets of the industry post profits of some kind in the second quarter.
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AnalysisDelta variant reminds US airlines to take nothing for granted
As countries around the world are finding, the highly transmissible Delta variant of Covid-19 changes the game somewhat
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AnalysisWhat does the IPCC’s climate-change report say about aviation?
The IPCC’s Sixth Assessment Report, addressing the most up-to-date understanding of climate change, is another reminder of the pressing need for the aviation sector to reduce its environmental footprint.
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AnalysisHow European airline capacity expectations are shaping up
As the easing in Covid travel restrictions and vaccination roll-out across Europe slowly progresses, airlines in the region have been mapping out how quickly to ramp up capacity.