July 2011 Archives

Until re-engine plans are firmed, Boeing 737's future in Renton is an open question," ran a FlightBlogger headline, picking up on remarks by Boeing chief Jim Albaugh.

On The DEW Line, Stephen Trimble predicted a display of the Sukhoi T-50 will make Moscow's MAKS the summer's best air show.

Trimble also ran a video that expounds Sikorsky's post-X2 plans, set out at Oshkosh.

David Learmount, on his eponymous blog, wondered what environmentally-conscious vegetarians would make of moves to use waste animal fat to power aircraft, and Ariel View's Arie Egozi decided that adapting Israel Aerospace Industries' Barak-8 missile for airborne launch "makes sense".

And on Asian Skies, Greg Waldron wrote that the Indian air force's spare parts tenders underlined its "urgent need to obtain new types"

As the ZA002 test aircraft bounced between airports in Japan, Jon "FlightBlogger" Ostrower analysed All Nippon Airways' Boeing 787 configuration, with footage from its 'Made with Japan' promo, which he posted along with videos from the Dreamliner's launch-customer visit.

On The DEW Line, Stephen Trimble puzzled over conflicting JF-17 specifications issued by China's AVIC and CATIC at the Paris air show.

On Asian Skies, Greg Waldron pondered whether two separate aircraft would win Japan's F-X and F-XX contests to replace McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantoms and Boeing F-15Js respectively.

On Ariel View, Arie Egozi bemoaned the shelving of Israel's aviation security authority.

And elsewhere on the site, the role of women in aviation was celebrated with the launch of a dedicated page.

As RunwayGirl basks in the glory of having reached beyond 10,000 twitter followers, it is testimony to the influential role that women play in the industry.

Flightglobal has launched a dedicated page on Women in Aviation which highlights how women have not only provided the glamour, but also the brains and the determination to take their talents sky high.

On this page you can click on a range of features from the extensive PDF archive to read about the achievements of Amelia Earhart and Amy Johnston among others, as well as buy images as prints from the Flightglobal Image Store.. soon to be uploaded.

In 1954, Flight published an article which cited that women in aviation began to be noted from 1783.

The first paragraph of that article says: "It is still considered a matter of some moment for a woman to be closely concerned with aviation.... and she must have a sturdy spirit to overcome the prejudice which still assumes that the air is the man's domain."

Our website's video channel became a treasure trove of clips from the 2011 Paris air show.

Jon "FlightBlogger" Ostrower quizzed Robert Dewar, vice-president of Bombardier's CSeries programme, Mary Kirby conducted a tour of the Boeing 747-8 Freighter and SuperJet International chief Carlo Logli discussed the Russian-Italian regional jet with her on a media demo flight. 

In blogs, The Green Wing noted that "Lufthansa must be feeling a bit miffed at having been pipped to the post by KLM for the title of first airline to operate a commercial scheduled flight powered by alternative fuel".

And The DEW Line featured a grainy photo issued by the Japanese ministry of defence. It captures a Chinese navy UAV in flight.