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EU Parliament approves sustainable aviation fuel mandate; up from 2% in 2025 to 70% in 2050
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On 13-Sep-2023 the European Parliament voted to increase the use of sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) at EU airports. Under the legislation,...
Brisbane Airport looks to drive further international recovery
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Brisbane Airport has achieved some notable gains recently in its efforts to rebuild international capacity, although the airport still has more...
The expanded BRICS – what implications does it have for aviation? Part one
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When Jim O’Neill of Goldman Sachs coined the acronym the 'BRICs', meaning Brazil, Russia, India and China, over 20 years ago, identifying them as...
Qantas will boost versatility of international fleet with new widebody order
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The latest round of aircraft orders from Qantas has major ramifications for its international network, as the airline fills in more detail about...
The global pilot shortage is a challenge to the world's airlines
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The world's airlines have to recruit significant numbers of new pilots annually, according to forecasts from Boeing, Airbus and the flight training...
Oakland Airport's name change – juggling geography and personalities: part one
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What’s in a name? Several CAPA - Centre for Aviation reports have considered that question when authorities have opted to change the name of an...
Flying with frills – global airlines ranked by first class and premium seat numbers
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British Airways CEO Sean Doyle has recently reiterated his airline's commitment to first class. He told The Telegraph last month that the UK...
Asia-Pacific LCCs broaden network options with widebodies and long haul narrowbodies – part two
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The concept of LCCs operating widebody aircraft has taken hold most strongly in the Asia-Pacific region, and this has become even more true since...
Asia-Pacific LCCs broaden network options with widebodies and long haul narrowbodies – part one
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The trend of low cost carriers adding widebodies for medium haul and long haul routes is still going strong in the Asia-Pacific region, in contrast...
Airport Insights: Top 10 North American airports – 2022 insights and recovery prospects for 2023
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Traffic at North America’s 10 largest airports came roaring back in 2022. With the domestic market returning to near normality and international...