Latin America – Page 123
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Where all the airliner deliveries went in 2013
Data compiled from Flightglobal's Ascend Online database provides a detailed insight into the where all the Airbus and Boeing jets were delivered last year.
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NewsBrazil to boost World Cup security with unmanned Hermes 900
Elbit Systems has been awarded a contract to supply a Hermes 900 unmanned air system to the Brazilian air force, with the equipment to be supplied within two months.
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NewsAir safety experts question MH370’s impact on data connectivity
Aviation safety experts are dubious that the MH370 tragedy will spark urgent action to improve the data connectivity of airliners.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Can airlines take share and profits?
One of the most striking things about IATA’s robust industry profit outlooks over the last couple of years has been the way the extra capacity that airlines have added has been soaked up without derailing profitability.
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NewsBrazilian army to receive first enhanced Panther K2 helicopters
Airbus Helicopters will deliver the first two upgraded AS365 Panther K2s to the Brazilian army later this month, ahead of operational evaluations by the service.
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NewsSaab reveals full Gripen E design, cost savings
Saab has started fuselage assembly work on its first of three Gripen E test aircraft and revealed its detailed design for the future variant.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: How Embraer is keeping faith with the regional market
Selling airliners in the regional market is a tough business. In the past 30 years, the short-haul segment has spawned and slain whole companies and aircraft. From turboprops like the BAe ATP and Saab 340/2000 to jets like the Fokker 100 and the Fairchild Dornier 728, entire aircraft programmes have ...
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Financing the new fleet of 2014
Brendan McHenry – senior analyst, risk advisory, with Flightglobal consultancy Ascend – considers how the lessor share is changing in aircraft finance markets
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Ascend examines the recovery in market values
George Dimitroff, head of valuations with Flightglobal advisory service Ascend, looks at how values and lease rates are faring
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SITA to set up industry registry for beacon technology
Air transport specialist SITA it is to set up a industry registry to help facilitate the use beacon technology after its technology research team SITA Lab issued the findings of early trials at airports.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Sabotage most common factor in en-route accidents
More than a third of all fatal accidents that have occurred to jet airliners while en-route are caused by some form of deliberate action. But a significant number of other factors can also come into play.
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NewsNext decade set for $75bn civil helicopter deliveries: Ascend
Around $75 billion of new civil turbine helicopters are expected to be delivered globally within the next decade a helicopter fleet forecast from Flightglobal advisory service Ascend predicts.
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NewsAir freight traffic lift gives airlines bright start to 2014
Global air freight grew 4.5% in January over the same month in 2013, a marked improvement on the sluggish growth that has plagued the air cargo market over the last couple of years.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Investors search for yields with turboprop deals
Is the turboprop aircraft market heating up with more investor’s appetite searching for yields that can no longer be achieved in other parts of the industry?
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NewsMexico signs for unmanned Dominators
Aeronautics has signed a contract to supply two Dominator XP unmanned air systems to the armed forces of Mexico.
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MRO market to grow to $86.8b by 2024: Team SAI
The global maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) market is sized at $57.7 billion in 2014 and will grow to $86.8 billion by 2024, a new forecast from US aviation consultancy Team SAI shows.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Airlines eye Amazon-style retail experience
Amazon has trailblazed global retail’s e-commerce path since the mid-1990s. Its ability to profile consumers, personalise offers and merchandise goods is the envy of every business with a website. And this year the Seattle-based conglomerate is pushing the boundary even further.
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NewsROUTES: Avianca expects first 787 in September
Avianca will receive its first Boeing 787 in September, and hopes to deploy it on commercial service in November.
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VivaAerobus receives first leased A320
Mexico's low-cost carrier VivaAerobus has received its first Airbus A320, an aircraft leased from SMBC, as it prepares for its full fleet cutover from its current fleet of Boeing 737-300s to Airbus A320s.