All In Depth – Page 21
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In depth60 years on, why Yuri Gagarin remains an orbital hero
Sixty years ago, Yuri Gagarin became the first man to orbit the Earth from space – and one of the 20th century’s most famous figures. This is an edited version of Flight’s 20 April 1961 report on the event.
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In depthCAE drives consolidation in simulator training market
A spate of acquisitions by the Canadian firm, including the commercial business of number three player Tru, has tightened its grip on the sector after a year in which many devices stood silent.
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In depthIs the UK funding a green revolution?
Government-backed research and technology schemes are numerous, but are they sufficiently focussed on the enviromental agenda?
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In depthFlight International Letters, April 2021
Your views about the aerospace industry and our reporting
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In depthHow sustainable fuel will help power aviation’s green revolution
The pace of sustainable aviation fuel’s development is speeding up as airlines, producers and regulators see it as a critical tool enabling aviation to make progress with cutting its carbon emissions.
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In depthHow airlines stepped up to tackle wildlife trafficking
An increasing number of airlines are joining the international effort to clamp down on illegal wildlife smuggling, as the Covid-19 crisis brings the danger of zoonotic pandemics sharply into focus.
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In depthWhy Vertical Aerospace thinks F1 know-how will put it in pole position
UK-based eVTOL aircraft developer has its roots in motor racing, but has married that with deep aerospace experience as it looks to bring an ultra-clean four-passenger design to market by 2024.
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In depthCan supersonic hopefuls deliver as commercial interest booms?
The handful of companies in the space spent the last year partnering with major aerospace suppliers (including engine makers), lining up buyers, hiring known aerospace executives and, in the case of Boom Supersonic, rolling out a demonstrator jet.
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In depthA year on, China traffic paints mixed picture of recovery
Chinese carriers saw their domestic passenger traffic in February nearly double year on year, although this was just half of traffic figures reported in 2019, before the coronavirus pandemic hit.
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In depthUS airlines giddy about recovery
US airline executives are finding it difficult to contain their excitement as the industry hovers on the verge of a sharp rebound in travel demand with customers beginning to plan forward travel in numbers that air transport has not seen for more than a year.
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In depthTransat ponders ‘plan B’ should Europe reject Air Canada takeover
Transat AT, parent of Canadian holiday-focused airline Air Transat, is working on a “plan B” in case its planned acquisition by Air Canada falls through.
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In depthWhich airlines have returned the Boeing 737 Max to service?
Two years since its grounding and nearly four months since the FAA cleared the type for a return to the skies, thirteen carriers are now flying the Boeing 737 Max on revenue services, including Alaska Airlines, which debuted operations with the type at the start of March.
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In depthA timeline of how Boeing 737 Max went from grounding to service return
A timeline of the twists and turns since the type’s grounding two year ago as Boeing, regulators and operators worked to return the Max to service
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In depthWhy Boeing’s future still rests on the 737 Max’s recovery
The Max holds outsize importance for Boeing, both financially and competitively. Which is precisely why the grounding left the US aerospace behemoth in such a competitive pickle, and why the type’s rebound is key to Boeing’s recovery, aerospace analysts say.
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In depthThe Max crisis has already shifted how regulators certificate jets
The Boeing 737 Max crisis has already upended some aspects of aircraft certification, with regulators more closely reviewing certification projects and shying away from rubber stamping decisions made by foreign counterparts.
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In depthHow and why Boeing re-engined the 737 to create the Max
Circumstances preceding Boeing’s 2011 launch of the 737 Max programme share similarities with the situation the company now finds itself in.
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In depthMax crisis and pandemic wipe nearly 1,250 737s from Boeing’s backlog since January 2020
Since the start of 2020, cancellations and accounting adjustments pushed Boeing’s 737 Max backlog down by some 1,250 aircraft, erasing 28% of the 737 orders Boeing held in January 2020.
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In depthWhy the Max grounding challenged principle of mutual recognition
When the Boeing 737 Max was barred from the airspace of several countries by national authorities, a question arose as to whether this amounted to breaching a fundamental principle of ICAO – that of mutual recognition of airworthiness certification. National authorities have the right to act against aircraft on their ...
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In depthTwo years on: How the 737 Max grounding changed Boeing and the industry
Two years since its global grounding, airlines are now steadily returning their Boeing 737 Max aircraft to commercial operations following the FAA’s regulatory green light late last year. But during a tumultuous period for the industry as a whole, the impact for the manufacturer, its customers and regulators has stretched far beyond simply returning the type to service.