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AnalysisWhy airline industry focus is on the margins of profitability
Confirmation from IATA that the airline industry will return to collective profitability this year and that passenger volumes will shortly surpass pre-Covid levels is an indication that the sector has finally normalised.
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AnalysisWalsh takes heart from united front in countering Schiphol capacity cuts
IATA director general Willie Walsh believes other governments will take note of the legal processes to follow after the Dutch government was forced to drop a plan to cut capacity at Amsterdam Schiphol airport amid mounting pressure. The Dutch government had last summer proposed cutting flight capacity at Schiphol – ...
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AnalysisWhich types retired in our latest World Air Forces review?
We detail some of the most notable national fleet retirements recorded in the 12 months since we published our last World Air Forces directory at the end of 2022.
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Analysis2024 World Air Forces directory: how major conflicts impacted global fleet
Air forces are maintaining a high operational tempo, including performing combat duties in Europe and the Middle East. Our annual review details the global military fleet and nations’ procurement plans.
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AnalysisLevel to get its own AOC as part of IAG Spanish expansion plans
IAG’s long-haul, low-cost carrier Level is to get its own air operator’s certificate (AOC) and will increase its fleet to eight aircraft by 2026 under growth plans disclosed at the airline group’s Capital Markets day on 21 November.
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AnalysisAsia-Pacific airlines look to make up for lost time on SAF momentum
A refurbished refinery in Singapore is about to become one of the world’s biggest sources of sustainable aviation fuel, with capacity to produce up to 1 million tons per year.
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AnalysisWidebodies account for almost half the order business at Dubai show
A breakdown of all the commercial airline orders and commitments announced at the Dubai air show
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AnalysisSuppliers seek to renegotiate loss-making contracts with Airbus and Boeing
Aircraft makers are facing increasing pressure to renegotiate discounted supplier contracts that have turned unprofitable amid slow production, high inflation and other post-pandemic business challenges.
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AnalysisEtihad chief sees carrier entering third decade with renewed growth opportunity
While Etihad Airways has kept a relatively low profile in terms of aircraft orders at this week’s Dubai air show, the long-awaited opening of a brand-new terminal at its Abu Dhabi home and a renewed growth mandate means the airline is back on the front foot after a period of consolidation
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AnalysisPower shift: how GCC-member air forces are getting stronger
The United Arab Emirates surprised many with its $17 billion deal for 80 Rafale fighters, but its potential interest in acquiring Chinese or Russian aircraft has put the brakes firmly on a suggested F-35 buy.
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AnalysisHow Middle East MRO giants are maintaining their advantage
The pandemic may have put progress on the blocks for two years, but the Middle East’s ambitious third-party maintenance, repair and overhaul houses are very much in growth mode.
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AnalysisHow Al Maktoum International’s aerospace hub is coming together
For most of the 13 years since Dubai’s second airport opened, the area around Al Maktoum International has comprised a few aviation enterprises dotted amid the desert. Slowly, however, more infrastructure has emerged, and the long-term vision of creating a thriving cluster of business aviation, pilot training, MRO, and other service providers is finally taking shape.
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AnalysisDubai looks to take off for eVTOL ambitions
From pushing for driverless cars to unmanned delivery drones and hydrogen-powered buses, Dubai has long seen itself as a pioneer in disruptive transport. So too with urban air mobility.
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AnalysisGlobal gateways: how the UAE’s airports bounced back after pandemic
We didn’t waste a good crisis,” reflects Dubai Airports chief executive Paul Griffiths on the decision to use global aviation’s enforced near-shutdown in the pandemic to “reset the business” for what turned out to be a rapid recovery.
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AnalysisHow UAE is making the case for space
The UAE has had quite a journey into the cosmos since setting up its first satellite telecommunications provider just a quarter of a century ago. As well as becoming a major player in satellite technology, the federation has ventured into space science and exploration, embarking on a Mars mission, landing a rover on the Moon (albeit not 100% successfully), and sending an astronaut to the International Space Station (ISS).
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AnalysisWill it be ‘Dubai, buy, buy’, as UAE’s showpiece event returns?
“Dubai, buy, buy” proclaimed the front-page headline of the second edition of Flight Daily News at the 2013 Dubai air show, with photographs of beaming airline and aircraft manufacturer executives. It followed a remarkable opening day that saw record orders placed for 623 aircraft, including 269 for Boeing’s new flagship widebody, the 777X.
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AnalysisUK MoD to buy six H145s in fresh blow to NMH plans
Fresh uncertainty has emerged over the scope of the UK’s New Medium Helicopter (NMH) programme after it emerged that defence officials intend to buy a fleet of six Airbus Helicopters H145s to be operated in Brunei and Cyprus.
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AnalysisLow nose-loading appetite leaves 747-8F as capability’s last stand
Low airline appetite for nose-loading freighters means the Boeing 747-8F is currently on course to be the capability’s swansong in terms of purpose-built commercial aircraft, despite it featuring on around 250 in-service examples today, according to speakers at The International Air Cargo Association’s (TIACA’s) Executive Summit in Brussels.
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AnalysisCan European airline group consolidation aims come to fruition?
Consolidation is very much in the air for the three big European airline groups, all of whom are in the process of trying to get acquisitions done and with the prospect of a move for TAP Air Portugal still in the offing.
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AnalysisGulf carriers lead A380 return to service post-pandemic
As Etihad restores services with a third Airbus A380, Gulf carriers now account for more than two-thirds of the 155 superjumbos in service today