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In depthLatin American leaders call for more than sustainability 'lip service'
Aviation’s newest buzzword in the post-pandemic era is “sustainability”. In Latin America, as in other regions, industry leaders are acutely aware they must move past platitudes and take swift action if it they are to do their share for preserving the planet – and promoting their countries’ stunning natural beauty.
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Gol and Azul prepare for a restored Brazilian travel boom
Brazilian airlines Azul and Gol are positioning to take advantage of a resurgence in domestic and international travel as some of the last travel restrictions for customers from the vast Latin American country are set to fall.
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Latin American airline CEOs reflect on the pandemic’s lessons learned
For airlines in Latin America, the coronavirus pandemic not only posed a sudden, monumental operational challenge, but also interrupted the region’s long overdue growth trajectory.
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Start-up Northern Pacific aims to bring Icelandair model to transpacific travel
Northern Pacific Airlines, a start-up being incubated in the high north, looks to become Alaska’s Icelandair.
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Southeast Asia warms to the idea of (finally) opening up
Southeast Asian countries continue to see a gradual reinstatement of air travel, as vaccination rates rise and governments eye valuable tourism dollars.
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Flight International Letters, November 2021
Your views about the aerospace industry and our reporting
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Why aviation’s compass is shifting towards True navigation
The aviation sector’s increasingly outdated use of magnetic navigation could be heading for the exit, with Canada championing a Mag2True adjustment, targeted for 2030
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Airline Business Covid-19 recovery tracker: October 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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HMS Queen Elizabeth opens new era of UK airpower in Asia-Pacific
FlightGlobal caught up with HMS Queen Elizabeth during a short port call in Singapore, following its extensive deployment in North Asia as part of the Carrier Strike Group 21 deployment
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World Airline Rankings: No region left unscathed by crisis
While some Asia-Pacific operators benefited from access to large domestic markets and strong freight activity, international operators in the region were among the hardest hit in terms of reduced passenger traffic.
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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.
