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A long-haul strategy: How the aviation industry prepares for economic turbulence

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By Gabriel Leigh Verified
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Curious about how the US-Israel war with Iran is affecting air travel? Take a look at Flightradar24. The flight-tracking website shows where airborne planes are at any given time – and there is next to nothing above Iran. Flight traffic is also diminished over Iraq, where existing aircraft consist almost entirely of Iraqi carriers or those flying between the Middle East, Armenia and Azerbaijan.
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From headwinds to high spirits at Farnborough International Airshow

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Considering the crises that aviation is currently facing, you would think the industry would be more dour. But the energy at the recent Farnborough International Airshow was upbeat. You might even call it buzzing. Part of this could be explained by a defence industry in full swing, selling and developing the combat aircraft and systems of the future.
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Jet fuel shortages might hurt your summer travel plans but could bring advancement to the aviation industry

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By Gabriel Leigh Verified
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Air travel is on course for a rocky summer. In recent weeks, Lufthansa Group axed 20,000 flights from its summer schedule, announced the retirement of its most gas-guzzling aircrafts, grounded an entire subsidiary airline and slashed spending budgets. The company cited the Iran conflict, rising jet fuel costs and labour disputes for the cuts. The question is whether this is a brief change or an acceleration towards alternatives for the sector. Few things sharpen the focus of executives like war.
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