Philippines tourism Secretary Alberto Lim and Finance Secretary Cesar Purisima confirmed today that President Aquino of the Philippines is set to issue an executive order enforcing an open skies po...
As you will most be well aware, yesterday a French court in Pontoise backed a French air investigation that concluded a stray strip of super-hard titanium from a Continental DC10 set off a catastro...
Airlines operating within India will today have the same cost base that they had on Friday but they will now be cutting yield per passenger across a range of domestic routes. One of the key aspect...
A new study by consultancy firm Arthur D Little claims that Emirates now has the world’s largest long-haul fleet with 155 aircraft, overtaking German airline Lufthansa. The study has also claim...
For many 2010 has been the year of terrific airline investment opportunities; a complete turnaround on the previous decade when airlines occupied the territory of investment pain. During 2010 stock pr...
Commercial banks remain reticent in financing aircraft and those banks still in the market are only looking to fund purchases of lower risk single aisle aircraft with a high resale value such as...
At Marketforce and the IEA’s The Future of Air Transport conference held in London this week, the question was raised whether legacy carriers should withdraw from all short haul services, finally cedi...
The thorny issue of overcapacity was brought up again and again by speakers on the first day of Marketforce and the IEA’s The Future of Air Transport conference held in London yesterday. Emirates was ...
Both Airbus and Boeing are seeking to increase production of their most popular aircraft – a sure indication of an upturn in the cycle. Production for A320- and 737-type aircraft is being ramped up wi...
In this market, seeing what we can on the horizon, we have to ask the serious question: Why purchase an aircraft when you can lease? Although, given that the true working life of an aircraft is reduci...
When drug dealers start buying up aircraft en mass then you know that something has happened to the aircraft remarketing sector. Prices of older aircraft being remarketed have fallen through the floor...
In a move that proves the comeback of aviation in China, Grand China Airlines, parent of China's fourth-biggest carrier Hainan Airlines along with China Xinhua Airlines, Shanxi Airlines and Changan Ai...
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