All Analysis – Page 21
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AnalysisEyes on UK for first signs of European air travel recovery
The real test is ahead; as the region moves towards the middle of the year and the crucial June-August holiday season, will markets begin to open up and genuine recovery momentum build?
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China Airlines eyes continued growth in profitable cargo market
China Airlines’ decision to focus on cargo early on in the coronavirus pandemic has largely paid off, with the airline remaining profitable despite a collapse in passenger revenue. A senior executive from the airline sheds more light on what the strategy change entailed.
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From record profits to Covid-19 devastation, de Juniac saw it all as IATA chief
In 2016, Alexandre de Juniac brought his French government and airline industry experience to a role that required diplomacy and a steady hand on the tiller. From 2020 onwards, unprecedented crisis-management skills were the order of the day.
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Second time lucky? Asia-Pacific countries flirt with travel bubbles - again
A year since the coronavirus pandemic turned the aviation industry on its head, the drumbeat of establishing travel bubbles is picking up again. After several botched attempts at creating travel bubbles, will the latest attempts — now running alongside a vaccination rollout — finally succeed?
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Crisis forces Vilnius airport operator to tear up new terminal contract
Crisis conditions in the air transport sector have forced a rethink on the construction of a new terminal at Lithuania’s gateway airport in the capital Vilnius. The airport operator is to re-tender for the work after agreeing with the current construction firm, Mitnija, to scrap the contract as a ...
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Finnair signals interest in up to 20 of Heart’s ES-19 electric aircraft
Finnair has signed a letter of interest through which it could acquire up to 20 electric-powered regional aircraft under development by Heart Aerospace. The 19-seat aircraft project, the ES-19, was unveiled by the Swedish-based manufacturer in 2019. Heart Aerospace is aiming to put the aircraft into commercial service ...
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El Al remains financially burdened after year of heavy losses
El Al remained in a state of balance-sheet insolvency at the end of 2020, with total liabilities exceeding its total assets by $256 million. The airline’s current assets as of 31 December 2020 had fallen to $186 million from the previous end-of-year level of $486 million. But its ...
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El Al unveils full-year losses of more than $530m
Israeli flag-carrier El Al has revealed the extent of the pandemic’s financial damage on the airline, turning in a full-year net loss of $531 million. El Al’s pre-tax loss reached $561 million. The airline’s revenues reached just $623 million for the year to 31 December 2020, a fall ...
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LHT looks back on ‘leap of faith’ into the Philippines
Lufthansa Technik’s establishment of a maintenance site in Manila in 2000 was a central step for the German MRO provider to build up an international facility network and gain access to local customers, recalls the Philippine operation’s chief executive Elmar Lutter.
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CFM56 overhaulers see light at end of tunnel
Maintenance companies are confident of a recovery in CFM International CFM56 overhaul shop visits after airlines sharply reduced engine MRO activities amid the pandemic.
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Bamboo Airways targets third quarter for IPO
Vietnam’s Bamboo Airways has confirmed that it intends to make its debut on a local stock exchange in the third quarter.
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What’s the strategic logic behind ‘surprise’ bomber flights?
US Air Force (USAF) bombers are touching down in new places. In February, for the first time in history, the Boeing B-1B Lancer bomber landed in India. Then, in March, the supersonic jet deployed for the first time from a Norwegian air base. Just this week the variable-sweep bomber landed in Poland for the first time ever.
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Asia-Pacific cargo yields on steroids amid bellyhold blues
Recent financial results from Asia-Pacific airlines highlight how the disappearance of bellyhold space has given a massive boost to cargo yields.
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What a merger between GECAS and AerCap could mean
Leasing juggernauts GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) and AerCap are by far the two biggest aircraft leasing companies in the world by fleet size, with a combined 2,098 aircraft between them.
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Boeing, RAAF ‘loyal wingman’ raises the bar down under
The maiden sortie of the Boeing Airpower Teaming System (ATS) ‘loyal wingman’ was a historic occasion for the Australian aerospace sector – and symbolizes the changing nature of aerial warfare.
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Thai Airways due to submit rehabilitation plan
Thai Airways International’s rehabilitation planners are expected to submit a plan on 2 March to Thailand’s Central Bankruptcy Court outlining how they propose the airline should be restructured.
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How IATA’s new app could help ease travel restrictions
A mobile phone application for airline passengers to securely store and share Covid-19 vaccination and test results is set to be rolled out as a fully functional system over the next few weeks.
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European airlines pine for summer recovery
Amid the endless months of lockdown, the rollout of vaccines has been the light at the end of the tunnel for European airlines desperate to begin generating cash again.
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SpaceJet pause creates new space in regional jet sector
Ascend by Cirium senior consultant Max Kingsley-Jones reviews the development of the intermediate regional jet sector and impact of the SpaceJet pause
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Boeing 737 Max service return in the Americas gathers pace
Airlines across the Americas are first to test customer appetite for the aircraft in much-changed operating climate
