All In Depth – Page 17
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World Airline Rankings: Hard hit low-cost carriers lead recovery efforts
Paradoxically, low-cost carriers have been among both the hardest hit and best positioned to counter the pandemic.
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World Airline Rankings: How crisis slashed revenues and drove industry to the red
Revenue among the 100 biggest airline groups was slashed by more than half last year, from $787 billion in 2019 to $364 billion for the same group of operators.
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World Airline Rankings: Passenger traffic slides two-thirds in 2020
Passenger traffic among the 100 biggest airline groups collapsed by almost two-thirds in 2020, the World Airline Rankings show.
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World Airline Rankings: How deeply the crisis hit the industry in 2020
While cargo offered some relief, the latest FlightGlobal World Airline Rankings underline just how bad 2020 got for the airlne industry
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IATA’s annual event brings wave of optimism, glimmer of normality
Airline leaders left IATA’s World Air Transport Summit this week in a buoyant mood, sensing the industry’s worst days are behind it, and that normalcy is months, not years, away. They also left having made firm commitments to reduce carbon output, saying the industry is emerging from the pandemic-driven aviation downturn with invigorated dedication to environmental stewardship. Exactly how airlines will significantly cut carbon, however, remains unclear.
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VoltAero chief Botti details in-service path for hybrid Cassio family
Jean Botti, the founder and chief executive of VoltAero, is juggling design, production, the acquisition of launch customers and investment as his firm pursues an aggressive timeline to bring the all-new Cassio 330, a hybrid-electric, four- to five-seater, ready for service entry by the end of 2023. Source: ...
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Flight International Letters, October 2021
Your views about the aerospace industry and our reporting
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US airlines recruit to beat pilot ‘re-shortage’
A year and a half after Covid-19 wiped out the pilot shortage, the industry is once again wondering where it will find the flight crew to accommodate the rapid, uneven rebound to pre-pandemic levels and beyond.
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How UK plans to lead the way with Reaper successor
The UK Royal Air Force has laid out its ambition to be at the forefront of international operations with General Atomics Aeronautical Systems’ MQ-9B SkyGuardian remotely piloted air system, after signing Belgium as its first training partner for the type.
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Airline Business Index scores industry at two-thirds of pre-Covid size
The latest quarterly Airline Business Index shows the global airline industry reached exactly two-thirds of its pre-crisis size at the mid-point of 2021.
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Why the UK Space Command has skyrocketing ambitions
Among the organisational changes made by the UK Ministry of Defence since the last DSEI show in September 2019, the establishment of a dedicated Space Command is one of the most significant recent developments.
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Flight International Letters, September 2021
Your views about the aerospace industry and our reporting
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How UK military, industry will showcase advances at DSEI
Taking place in London’s Docklands from 14-17 September, the biennial DSEI event marks the first opportunity for the defence industry of the UK and 30 other nations to gather since the emergence and global spread of Covid-19.
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Concerns grow over Afghan air force assets seized by Taliban
The Afghan military’s almost instant capitulation when faced with a resurgent Taliban has created a major headache for the USA and its allies, with almost 300 military aircraft potentially at risk of falling into enemy hands.
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Airline coronavirus recovery tracker: August 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.
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New Chinese carrier promises blue-water airpower
Work on Beijing’s new Type 003 aircraft carrier is proceeding apace, but the composition of its air wing remains a source of considerable speculation.
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GE Aviation ‘buttoning up’ Catalyst flight approvals, eyes applications besides Beechcraft’s Denali
GE Aviation is awaiting European certifications needed to begin flight testing its Catalyst turboprop, and aims to achieve first flight – which was to have occurred last year – in the coming months.
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How NH90 operators are planning for the 2040s and beyond with future upgrades
Although the immediate upgrade path for the NH Industries (NHI) NH90 is clear thanks to a contract decision last year, officials from a majority of the rotorcraft’s customers met in late July to discuss a possible roadmap to keep the helicopter relevant into decade after next and beyond.