Flight International - January 13, 2015

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QUESTION OF THE WEEK

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THE WEEK IN NUMBERS

The number of daily slots available at New York JFK and

Newark under tighter FAA rules proposed to lift utilisation

1 , 205 Flightglobal dashboard

The price of a barrel of Brent crude: a level not seen since

2009. In June 2014, Brent was trading at nearly $

$50 ICIS news

Amount of its capital Japan’s Skymark Airlines reportedly

wants to issue as new shares to boost its cash position

25% Flightglobal dashboard

This week, we ask: Will 2014 be high-water mark for airliner orders?

❑ Yes, bubble will burst soon

❑ No sign of demand slackening

❑ Next few years will be up and down

Yes,

inevitable

long-term

trend

29%

TOTAL

VOTES:

1,

Yes, if it

tackles

pilot

compla-

cency

33%

No, sadly,

flying can

never be

100%

safe

38%

Last week, we asked: Can the industry continue to cut airline

accidents? You said:

US Air Force

IMAGE OF

THE WEEK

The US Air Force included

this shot of a US Army UH-

Black Hawk landing during a

training event in Idaho last

November among a selection

of its best images of 2014.

Flightglobal’s Ascend Fleets

database records the army as

operating more than 2,150 of

the Sikorsky-built type

View more great aviation shots

online and in our weekly tablet

edition: