All Analysis – Page 32
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Autonomous UH-60A Black Hawk to fly in autumn 2019
Autonomous flight tests of a UH-60A Black Hawk by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) are planned to start in autumn 2019.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Boeing’s costs rise amid signs of lengthy Max grounding
Recent events have signaled to financial analysts that the global grounding of the 737 Max could last notably longer than previously expected, potentially costing Boeing hundreds of millions of additional dollars.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Delta TechOps aims for billion-dollar MRO revenue
Concrete walls separating a control room at a Delta Air Lines test-cell facility in Atlanta, Georgia, are 0.6m (2ft) thick, yet operators can still hear the roar of a Rolls-Royce Trent XWB engine while they inspect it from all angles with five video cameras.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Collins amps up electric aircraft push with 'The Grid'
At a time the aerospace industry is abuzz with talk of electric aircraft concepts, Collins Aerospace is investing $50 million to turn such concepts into reality.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Drone delivery of bread and bullets for the US Army
To outrun adversaries’ long-range precision weapons and keep its troops on the move, the US Army thinks cargo drones may be a front line resupply solution
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AnalysisANALYSIS: US hunts for Future Tactical Unmanned Aerial System
The US Army is looking for a new tactical scouting drone that can be quickly launched and recovered from tight spaces, including dense forests or mountain ridgelines.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Lethal UAVs are loitering with intent
Circling silently, several hundred feet above the battlefield – before finding a target and dive-bombing it – exploding unmanned air vehicles (UAVs), also known as loitering munitions, can hit their mark quickly and precisely. They are also relatively cheap.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: How LIMA deployment marked new high for India's Tejas
Group Captain Samrath Dhankhar of the Indian Air Force has earned a spot in aviation history as the commanding officer of 45 Sqn (“The Flying Daggers”), the first to operate the Hindustan Aeronautics Tejas Mk1.
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ANALYSIS: Seating manufacturers focus on customisation
Two or three years ago, with production of airliner programmes ramping up fast and demand for cabin refits soaring, airframers and their airline customers had one obsession when it came to seats: ensuring the supply chain was a robust enough to provide choice and competitive pricing, and prevent the sort ...
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ANALYSIS: IFEC evolves as passengers demand immersive experiences
In-flight entertainment and connectivity (IFEC) providers are adding ever more layers to their portfolios as they attempt to stay ahead of evolving demands for increased bandwidth, greater coverage, deeper personalisation and more immersive experiences.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Airbus offers ab initio training
Airbus is taking a bottom-up approach to filling a looming airline pilot shortage – by expanding its own training system to include ab-initio schooling. By starting with raw beginners, Airbus hopes to help meet the expected demand for more than 540,000 new pilots – including some 94,000 in Europe – ...
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AnalysisHow Cape Air is recruiting pilots at both ends of the age scale
For any airline dealing with a market shortage of pilots, encouraging some of your most promising young captains to move to another carrier once they have 3,000 flying hours under their belts might seem counter-intuitive. However, for US piston commuter airline Cape Air, its “Pilot Pathway” partnerships with two of the country’s independent mainline operators are a highly effective way of recruiting ambitious aviators in the first place – and keeping them motivated.
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AnalysisAviation's recruitment challenge
The world’s largest flightcrew instruction company, CAE, says the training industry is theoretically capable of churning out licensed pilots in sufficient numbers to meet unprecedented future airline demands. But, it says, attracting suitable candidates in sufficient numbers is going to be a challenge, and a lack of affordable finance for training is a large part of the problem.
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ANALYSIS: Recaro aims to lead in business and economy cabins
Recaro Aircraft Seating chief executive Mark Hiller is nothing if not ambitious for the privately owned German business in which he is also a shareholder.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Britten-Norman pledges return to civil manufacturing
Perhaps Britten-Norman's greatest success is that it has survived. In its early 1970s heyday, the UK's only commercial aircraft manufacturer – since BAE Systems axed its regional jet activities in 2001 – was shipping 100 piston-twin BN-2 Islanders a year. Today, annual production of its no-nonsense utility and nine-passenger transport ...
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AnalysisUS airlines seek balance between comfort and revenue
Ahead of AIX 2019, we use data from Cirium’s Fleets Analyzer to explore how four airlines are adapting cabin configurations to sell more seats on key routes, especially into slot-constrained airports
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AnalysisBoeing finally takes its 737 Max message public
After months of relative quiet, Boeing on 27 March took its 737 Max message public.
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Airliner configurations on the six longest routes
Ahead of AIX 2019 in Hamburg, we explore the airliner configurations in use on the world’s six longest routes
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Using data to improve the onboard experience
The use of data analytics is enabling airlines to improve and personalise the in-flight experience for passengers, from catering to retail products, reports Kerry Reals ahead of the World Travel Catering & Onboard Services Expo, a co-located partner event to AIX 2019
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IFEC holds place as key growth sector
Keeping passengers connected and entertained during flights has created one of the biggest growth sectors in aviation over the past decade – and its expansion shows no sign of slowing.