All Analysis – Page 20
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AnalysisGaruda paints grim picture amid restructuring
Indonesia’s embattled flag carrier Garuda has revealed the dire extent of its downsizing of operations as it urgently seeks to restructure its business and stem losses, and may need to consider a future largely focused on domestic flying.
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Lessors seeking detail of AirAsia and AAX fundraisings
The restructurings of long-haul low-cost carrier AirAsia X and its short-haul cousin AirAsia are making progress, but lessors have doubts about the carriers’ ability to secure the fresh funds they need to make new business plans work.
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Airline Business Friday Briefing: A week of Boom and bust
If ever a week has demonstrated how much the luck of an airline’s home market is dictating its fortunes during the crisis, this was it.
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UK airlines forced back into holding pattern as government plays it safe
After the UK government’s first announcement of its “green list” in early May caused airline dismay at the slim pickings on show, the first review of that list on 3 June has surprised many by only increasing industry frustration.
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Belavia faces setback to recovery at crucial point in its modernisation
Just a couple of days before the Ryanair diversion incident pitched Belrusian flag-carrier Belavia into a new crisis, it started putting its first Boeing 737 Max into operation as part of its efforts to clamber out of the current one. Belavia agreed in 2018 to lease a batch of ...
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P&W matures low-emission technologies but near-term focus rests on GTF
A cadre of engineers and scientists at Pratt & Whitney and other companies within the Raytheon Technologies group are busy advancing next-generation technologies, like electric propulsion and the use of hydrogen fuel.
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IATA chief economist signs off with optimistic outlook for airline recovery
Brian Pearce’s final IATA media briefing as the association’s chief economist saw him provide a relatively positive industry outlook, after a year in which he had become accustomed to delivering unimaginably bleak news about airline fortunes.
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Why A220 spells opportunity for Air France-KLM engineering unit
Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance is building up Airbus A220 support capabilities because it sees an opportunity to establish itself as the first airline MRO provider to offer nose-to-tail services on the new-generation aircraft.
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Going nowhere fast: does supersonic air travel have a future after Aerion?
Prospects for continuing investment in the sector come into question after pioneering developer runs out of cash
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Why price controls may be necessary for UAM services to live up to their promise
Electric-powered air taxis could offer a solution to the problem of urban congestion - wisking passengers across gridlocked cities. However, fare caps could be needed to ensure they are not the preserve of only the wealthy.
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EasyJet mirrors European airlines in pinning hopes on late summer recovery
If there was a familiar ring to the narrative around EasyJet’s first-half results and outlook today, it’s because in many ways it has already played out across a string of European carriers across the current financial reporting season.
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SIA Group boosts capacity against Covid-19 headwinds
A resurgence of the coronavirus pandemic in the Asia-Pacific, as well as tougher quarantine rules at home, appears at odds with the Singapore Airlines Group’s steady ratcheting up of capacity.
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Japanese majors pin recovery hope on low-cost units
Recent announcements from JAL and ANA underscore the importance of low-cost carriers in the broader airline strategy and mark a mindset shift for the two carriers, who were previously wary about growing their low-cost offerings. But given the current pandemic, are the two carriers putting all their eggs in one basket?
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Why passenger-to-freighter conversion market is booming
Continued high cargo demand and buoyant rates, caused by absence of belly-hold capacity, are obvious drivers of freighter modification market, but other forces are also at play.
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Thailand’s third wave complicates restructuring plans
Two major Thai airlines, Thai Airways International and Nok Air, are at different stages of putting together business reorganisation plans outlining how they will restructure their businesses under court protection and emerge stronger from the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Airlines frustrated at UK travel ‘green list’ but Europe still on recovery course
The mood music is undeniably improving across a European region where vaccination programmes have ramped up significantly in recent weeks.
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Boaz Levy: continuing the turnaround at IAI
New chief executive is a company veteran who has spearheaded several of its successful defence programmes, and takes over when the Israeli state-run group is in the ascendancy.
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Why AFI KLM E&M sees greater need for MRO collaboration
Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance predicts that partnerships among MRO service suppliers will become more important as the sector recovers from the pandemic.
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Contenders for RAF Puma replacement face new procurement landscape
With the UK set to replace its Royal Air Force fleet of 23 Puma HC2 helicopters by the middle of this decade, the contenders are already lining up. But the competition will be one of the first major procurements in the country to be conducted under new rules designed to make economic and social factors a core part of the selection process, potentially tilting the field.
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European aviation chiefs demand more support for green recovery
Aviation executives have called for more government support to help the sector meet its target of reaching carbon neutrality by 2050.
