All Analysis – Page 12
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AnalysisAir taxis flag UK show arrival with order spree
Developers of electric-powered urban air mobility vehicles were conspicuous Farnborough attendees.
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AnalysisBoeing Max deals lead Farnborough air show order activity
This year’s Farnborough air show was bookended by notable Boeing 737 Max orders from Delta Air Lines and Qatar Airways, as the US airframer secured well over the half the new aircraft commitments disclosed during the show.
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AnalysisRepeat business order of the day in Farnborough aircraft deals
Aircraft order commitments during the show passed the 300 mark with a string of new deal announcements today, almost all of which represented repeat business. Those were again led by Boeing, which unveiled commitments from three aircraft lessors and investment firms. The biggest of those came from investment firm 777 ...
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AnalysisDelta Max deal leads commercial order activity on first day of Farnborough
Delta Air Lines order for 100 Boeing 737 Max 10s was the biggest commercial aircraft commitment announced on the first day of this year’s Farnborough air show.
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AnalysisChanges at the top as airline operational woes continue
The unbecoming spectacle of more airlines cancelling flights – having spent the past two years desperate to ramp-up operations – has continued this week. And while IATA used its recent AGM to play down the scale of the problem, it nevertheless acknowledged that airlines and the wider industry have work ...
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AnalysisSAF production soars, but still not enough
In south west Singapore, near the border with Malaysia, a major construction project is attracting serious interest across the aviation industry.
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AnalysisHow do airlines and airports intend to attract staff and ease operational issues?
With concern growing about travel disruption during the northern hemisphere’s approaching peak summer travel period, attention is moving beyond the blame game and towards the search for solutions
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AnalysisHow business aviation soared again at EBACE
Launch of Bombardier’s ultra-long-range Global 8000 was highlight of EBACE show’s return.
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AnalysisHow Spirit AeroSystems UK is building for the future
Northern Ireland’s largest manufacturing business – once Short Brothers – is bouncing back after the pandemic under new ownership, and with big ambitions for growth.
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AnalysisBAE Systems Air highlights future combat aircraft progress
As the UK’s largest defence company, BAE Systems is leading the way in developing next-generation technologies – and closer relations with international partners.
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AnalysisBoeing’s long road to commercial recovery
Boeing has a broad raft of commercial programme challenges to overcome, while also calculating when to launch its next major airliner development effort.
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AnalysisAirbus powers ahead with programmes amid pandemic recovery
Airbus is plotting a major recovery to its operations as the pandemic effect lessens, with transformed and expanded final assembly lines due to deliver up to 75 narrowbodies per month.
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AnalysisAeralis touts ‘best of British’ approach as interest soars in modular jet
Start-up military jet developer Aeralis is approaching a key design milestone as interest soars in its innovative modular family of products.
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AnalysisWill technology investments help UK aerospace industry power ahead?
For a previously high-flying sector still recovering from the pandemic, gaining the investment needed to fund a zero-emission future will be key.
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AnalysisWhat to expect at new-look Farnborough air show
Normally biennial, the Farnborough air show is taking place in mid-July for the first time since 2018 – and its chief executive insists the post-pandemic version has moved with the times.
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AnalysisWhy the gas turbine remains core focus at Rolls-Royce
Attention may be shifting towards zero-emission technologies to power a future class of airliners, but the gas turbine remains key to propelling Rolls-Royce’s business recovery.
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AnalysisSpirit of change: Farnborough air show 2022
Back following a four-year wait after pandemic-linked restrictions thwarted its 2020 edition, the Farnborough air show is the most eagerly-awaited aerospace event of the year. We preview what are certain to be some of its biggest topics.
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AnalysisBeijing ushers in the age of Chinese super carriers
The launch of Beijing’s third aircraft carrier, CNS Fujian, was a powerful symbolic moment in China’s relentless arms buildup, with work also underway to forge a world-class air wing.
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AnalysisAirlines move on from Covid-19 at IATA AGM – but to where?
It felt like the airline industry was grappling with two competing narratives during the IATA AGM in Doha this week.
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AnalysisJetBlue hikes Spirit acquisition offer to $3.6 billion
JetBlue Airways has upped to $33.50 per share its offer to purchase ultra-low-cost carrier (ULCC) Spirit Airlines, bringing the value of its proposal to about $3.64 billion.