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Paid contentINSIGHT FROM FLIGHTGLOBAL: What you want to know about commercial aviation in 2017
Audience questions prompted by Flight Ascend Consultancy’s latest commercial aviation market update webinar reveal much about the industry’s concerns, with our consultants’ views sought on areas such as the future of the Bombardier CSeries and Airbus A380, values trends, and the likely impact of higher oil prices or Donald Trump’s ...
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Turkish Technic wins V2500 component deal from Royal Jordanian
Royal Jordanian has contracted Turkish Technic to provide component support for the International Aero Engines V2500 fleet powering a fleet of Airbus A320-family jets.
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Egyptian ministry refers to Airbus crash as sabotage
Egypt’s foreign ministry has described the crash of a Russian-operated Airbus out of Sharm el-Sheikh as having resulted from a deliberate attack.
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Demand cycle is weakening: Flight Ascend Consultancy
Passenger traffic and demand growth were both lower in 2016 compared with 2015, leading Flight Ascend Consultancy to conclude that aviation is past the cyclical peak.
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Etihad and Lufthansa signal closer co-operation
Etihad Airways and Lufthansa have signed agreements to co-operate in the fields of catering and maintenance as a first step of what the two airlines describe as a growing partnership.
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MV-22 crash lands during SEAL raid in Yemen
A US Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey crash landed during a 29 January raid on al-Qa’ida compound in Yemen this week, injuring three service members.
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Ash-detection tested on Israeli enhanced-vision system
Israel’s Elbit Systems has carried out a ground trial of its enhanced-vision system modified to detect volcanic ash.
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First Qatar A320neo repainted in IndiGo colours
At least one of the Airbus A320neos formerly ordered by Qatar Airways has been repainted in the livery of Indian operator IndiGo.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Hogan departure signals Etihad scrutiny of partnerships
Confirmation that James Hogan is to step down from the helm of Etihad Aviation Group in the second half of the year underlines the seriousness with which restructuring is being pursued at several of its airline investments.
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NewsTBM 930 outperformed Daher stablemate in 2016
French aircraft manufacturer and aerostructures company Daher saw deliveries of its TBM single-engined turboprop pair fall marginally in 2016, to 54 units, compared with 55 the previous year. Shipments of its TBM 930 model outstripped its older TBM 900 stablemate by two to one.
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OPINION: Challenges awaiting airlines and OEMs in 2017
Another year, another airliner delivery record: 2016 marked the sixth consecutive rise in mainline jet production and the 14th time in a row Airbus had increased its annual output.
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Hogan to leave Etihad in second half 2017
Etihad Aviation Group president and chief executive James Hogan will step down from the company during the second half of the year, as it continues a major strategic review.
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US State Department approves $1.8 billion in arms deals
The US State Department has inked $1.8 billion in arms deals for the UK, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Kenya this week, including air-to-air missiles and threat detection systems.
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Paid contentINSIGHT FROM FLIGHTGLOBAL: What does CORSIA mean for the industry?
Flight Ascend Consultancy senior consultant Richard Evans and Judith Schröter, business director, carbon market analytics at ICIS – the world’s largest petrochemical market information provider discuss the new CORSIA carbon offset scheme from ICAO
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Joramco wins C-check deal from Lufthansa
Lufthansa has contracted Joramco to complete C-checks on two Airbus A340s.
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Flight Ascend Consultancy named Appraiser of the Year for sixth time
Flight Ascend Consultancy, FlightGlobal’s consultancy arm, has once again been crowned appraiser of the year at the Aviation 100 Awards. This is the sixth time in seven years that Flight Ascend Consultancy has been honored with this award.
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Oil line crack caused Emirates 777 engine shutdown
A fractured weld joint in an oil line was the cause of an engine problem on an Emirates Boeing 777-300ER that was forced to make an in-flight engine shutdown and diversion on 7 September 2016.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: World airline accident review 2016
Airline fatal accident figures rose significantly in 2016 compared with the previous year, but the comparison is somewhat misleading because 2015 was the safest year in history by a considerable margin.
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Paid contentINSIGHT FROM FLIGHTGLOBAL: New engines propel demand
The 2016 Flight Fleet Forecast predicts the delivery of 42,800 new commercial passenger and freighter aircraft over the next 20 years. This drives a market for 86,500 installed engine deliveries, with the fleet in service growing from just over 60,000 engines to 103,000 in 2035.