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Paid contentINSIGHT FROM FLIGHTGLOBAL: Ascend widebody fleet forecast
Chris Seymour, head of market analysis at Flight Ascend Consultancy, examines the drivers of future twin-aisle demand
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Paid contentINSIGHT FROM FLIGHTGLOBAL: Ascend commercial market webinar
The latest quarterly Flight Ascend Consultancy commercial market webinar on 22 September featured presentations on the supply and demand dynamic, mid-life aircraft, Airbus A320neo values and lease rates, plus value forecasting precision.
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Paid contentINSIGHT FROM T2RL: The outlook for airline operations systems
This report is the first of what will be an annual series from T2RL representing an assessment of the market for airline operations systems. T2RL have looked at the capabilities airlines are currently using, as well as the new capabilities airlines are demanding. These are the basis for ...
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News
PICTURE: Oman's SalamAir unveils colour scheme
Omani start-up budget carrier SalamAir indicates that it will commence operations with a domestic connection.
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Finnair starts codeshare with Oneworld partner Qatar
Oneworld carriers Finnair and Qatar Airways have embarked on a codeshare agreement covering a range of connections including the Helsinki-Doha link.
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NewsDubai South becoming business aviation gateway to the UAE
A decade after work began on a massive aviation services hub at the city’s new second airport, Dubai South is rapidly becoming the main business aviation gateway to the UAE, with three major infrastructure developments under way.
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Qatar commits to up to 100 Boeing aircraft in $18.6 billion order
Qatar Airways will purchase up to 100 Boeing jets under a deal with a potential list-price value of $18.6 billion, the single largest aircraft commitment in the Doha-based airline's history.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: What next after aviation's 'Paris moment'?
Yesterday's agreement on carbon offsets at the ICAO conference in Montreal was hailed as aviation's "Paris moment" by council president Olumuyiwa Benard Aliu.
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Emirates foresees being A380's 'market maker'
Emirates will be the "market maker" for the Airbus A380, the Gulf carrier's senior vice-president of corporate treasury Nirmal Govindadas argued today.
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Drone blamed for Dubai airport closure
Dubai International airport’s operator is blaming a drone intrusion for an hour-long interruption to services including closure of its airspace for about 30min.
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ROUTES: Southwest sets stage for future partnerships
Southwest Airlines sees its new reservations system as being key to driving interline and codeshare traffic with potential overseas partners.
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ROUTES: Orlando sees big boost from Emirates service
The Florida contingent at Routes is determined to tell the world that there are more reasons to visit the state than to “see the mouse.”
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ROUTES: AirAsia X expects to start Hawaii service in 1Q 2017
AirAsia X expects to launch services on the Kuala Lumpur-Osaka-Hawaii route in the first quarter of 2017.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: How airlines can target illegal wildlife trade
Criminal gangs are exploiting the global aviation network to transport illegal wildlife products around the world, putting at risk the survival of many endangered species and posing a major threat to public health. Earlier this year, the airline industry pledged to do what it could to fight this trade, by ...
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ROUTES: Network planners meet amid mixed backdrop
Airlines and airport network planners arrive in Chengdu for this year's World Routes with the industry showing distinct signs of a split personality.
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New IATA chief to 'actively push' NDC
IATA new director general Alexandre de Juniac has committed to actively push the New Distribution Capability programme.
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USAF confirms F-15D delivery to Israel
Following the largest military aid package in US history, the US Air Force confirmed the transfer of ten Boeing F-15D fighters to Israel.
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Opinion
OPINION: Why CIT makes sense for Avolon
In aviation finance circles, Avolon is widely considered the front-runner to buy lessor CIT Aerospace. Sources expect a deal to close within two weeks.
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Emirates 777 probe yet to clarify go-around considerations
One critical aspect of the Emirates Boeing 777-300 landing accident in Dubai which has yet to become clear is the decision process which led the crew to execute the ill-fated go-around.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Can nations agree how to curb greenhouse-gas emissions?
Global agreement on a market-based measure to curb aviation emissions is not the only possible environmental milestone of the upcoming ICAO Assembly in Montreal. Also on the cards is the final endorsement of the first-ever global carbon dioxide efficiency standard for aircraft, which was agreed and recommended in February by ...