All Analysis – Page 17
-
AnalysisWhy ultra-long-range jets have become big business
Covid-19 may be making long-haul travel difficult, but demand for the biggest business jets is rising. And with three new entrants to the market, competition is heating up in this profitable segment.
-
Analysis
Environmental focus takes centre stage for NBAA
The business aviation industry will use this year’s gathering to take stock of its sustainability credentials at a show expected to place more emphasis on the environment than ever before.
-
Analysis
Cirrus delivers with latest Vision of success
Having already impressed with earlier versions of its SF50 Vision Jet, Cirrus has again raised the bar with the newly available G2+ model, offering enhanced performance and new safety features.
-
Analysis
Air taxi investment booms, but could ‘bubble’ burst?
Air taxi developers have been buoyed by major recent investments in their advanced air mobility projects, but now the hard work begins on the path to achieving certification and service entry.
-
Analysis
Betting on BACE
Despite worries about the pandemic’s effect on attendance, this year’s business aviation event in Las Vegas will cater for a booming sector awaiting a number of potentially disruptive developments.
-
Analysis
Ten years since service start, has the 787 delivered Boeing’s promises?
With its manufacturing innovation and use of a global supply chain, the 787 has been a big sales success. But its first 10 years of service have also represented a major learning curve for Boeing.
-
Analysis
Could Airbus bring a zero-emission aircraft into service by 2035?
Timelines are incredibly tight, the technology is not there yet, the investment will be colossal, the airport, fuel and related infrastructure is a massive obstacle, but Airbus chief executive Guillaume Faury believes bringing a clean-sheet, zero-emission narrowbody sized airliner into service by “around” 2035 is very doable.
-
Analysis
JetBlue ‘beholden’ to American under Northeast pact: US government
The US government’s case against the American Airlines-JetBlue Airways alliance rests largely on the argument that the deal leaves JetBlue overly dependent on much-larger American.
-
Analysis
For Latin America’s airlines, return to 2019 is ‘not good enough’
As Latin American carriers make a steep climb out of the crisis, the region’s pre-pandemic normal is an undesirable summit
-
Analysis
What now for EasyJet after rejection of Wizz Air takeover?
Reports that Wizz Air was the failed bidder for European low-cost rival EasyJet are perhaps no surprise, given the compatibility of the two operators and the upheaval created by Covid-19, but the failure of the move leaves the latter carrier facing questions about its next steps.
-
Analysis
IATA AGM and COP26 are pivotal moments for airline sustainability challenge
IATA has already promised that this October’s AGM meeting in Boston will consider more ambitious sustainability targets. Then, a month later, the UN will convene in Glasgow for its latest climate change conference, COP26.
-
Analysis
Garuda to restructure under UK scheme of arrangement
Garuda Indonesia expects to launch a UK scheme of arrangement as part of a restructuring in which it is looking to remove nearly 80 aircraft from its fleet and renegotiate or cancel orders for more than 90, Cirium understands.
-
Analysis
Airline coronavirus recovery tracker: September 2021 update
Our regular examination of the latest global data for several key airline market indicators, including traffic and capacity in passenger and cargo markets, in-service and stored fleets, jet fuel costs, and share price trends for the world’s largest groups.
-
Analysis
BA’s Gatwick plan reflects wider challenges for network carriers
In the understandable desperation to see the airline industry recover, it is all too easy to view that process as a journey back to how things were in 2019.
-
Analysis
Asia-Pacific airlines can’t shake those Delta blues
The Delta variant of Covid-19 has crushed hopes of a 2021 air travel recovery in the Asia-Pacific region, with extreme caution keeping borders all but entirely closed.
-
Analysis
Europe’s airlines acutely aware that winter is coming
There are reasons to be cheerful about Europe’s recent performance. But the outlook for the coming winter season on the passenger side of the business remains awash with uncertainty.
-
Analysis
Legacy 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.
-
Analysis
Legacy 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
-
Analysis
Legacy 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
-
Analysis
Legacy of 9/11: Airport security crackdown
The way passengers are screened before boarding aircraft changed forever following the terrorist attacks of 2001
