All Analysis articles – Page 8
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AnalysisHow France's Rafale fighter evolved into an export champion
Dassault is enjoying huge success with its ever-versatile fighter, with seven export customers having signed up for the type since 2015 and an additional domestic order on the near-horizon.
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AnalysisEU’s Clean Aviation push targets emissions reduction as projects get under way
With a first set of projects under way, EU-backed Clean Aviation is thinking about next steps, including an eventual flight-test campaign, as it looks to help aviation meet ambitious decarbonisation goals
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AnalysisAre eVTOL cabins the next big opportunity for cabin suppliers?
Electrical-powered urban air mobility platforms represent a potentially lucrative new market for seat manufacturers and other interior equipment specialists
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AnalysisSeating start-up Unum is ready to deliver
After emerging as a new name in seating at last year’s AIX show, the company has finance in place, products on display and is poised to launch production – once its first order comes in.
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AnalysisExpliseat aims to be lightweight champion in aircraft seats
French company’s founders set out to create the lightest airliner seat on the market. Just over a decade on, their innovative product is beginning to gain traction outside the regional sector
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AnalysisFlying to faster and free on-board wi-fi
Once a novelty, rapid, reliable and even complimentary connectivity is something many passengers now expect. As satellite access improves and choices widen, the latest trends and advances will be discussed and on show at June’s Aircraft Interiors Expo.
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AnalysisHow seat suppliers are adapting products for long-range narrowbodies
As airlines deploy narrowbody aircraft on ever longer routes, seat makers are tasked with ensuring this does not result in a slimmed down premium passenger experience.
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AnalysisCan Boeing ecoDemonstrator's Asian flight be catalyst for air navigation efficiencies?
Now, in partnership with ANSPs in the USA, Japan, Singapore, and Thailand, Boeing will deploy the 787, its first ecoDemonstrator Explorer aircraft, to test trajectory-based operations (TBO), through which multiple nations work together to optimise flight paths, from takeoff to touchdown.
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AnalysisMaintenance, management and medevac: Aero-Dienst marks 65 years at EBACE
Aero-Dienst is marking its sixty-fifth birthday at EBACE, making it one of Europe’s oldest business aviation entities. It is not the Nuremberg company’s only significant milestone in 2023. German automobile club ADAC acquired Aero-Dienst 25 years ago, as its fixed-wing medevac arm. From its base at Nuremberg airport, the firm ...
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AnalysisTen years after its debut flight, A350 widebody is flying high
With a decade having passed since the first flight of its A350 twinjet, Airbus is regaining production momentum after the pandemic ravaged demand for widebody capacity.
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AnalysisLondon calling: capital’s business aviation airports are investing to lure customers
Paris may boast the world’s busiest business aviation airport at Le Bourget, and Geneva and Nice can count themselves among Europe’s most popular destinations for well-heeled flyers. However, no city has as many airports competing to be its preferred private aviation gateway as London. Discounting its major airline hubs Heathrow ...
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AnalysisCan Indian MRO sector meet market potential?
For all its ambitions to be an aviation powerhouse in its own right, India’s fledgling aerospace sector has some way to go.
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AnalysisOff the menu: why airlines are offloading catering units to focus on flying
Lufthansa Group’s announcement in April that it had agreed to sell its remaining catering business, LSG Group, to private equity firm Aurelius was the latest example of an airline divesting non-core units in order to focus on the bread-and-butter activity of transporting people and cargo.
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AnalysisCan business aviation's leading players ride out market turbulence?
Private aviation flew through the pandemic relatively unscathed and began 2023 in robust health. As it readies for EBACE, can the industry maintain its course amid global turbulence?
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AnalysisWhich business aviation programmes are gaining momentum?
After a few years of heated activity on the programme front, including through the pandemic, the business aviation industry may be entering a quieter period. However, manufacturers have a habit of announcing the unexpected.
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AnalysisNearly 500 regional jets parked in USA: Cirium fleets data
The figures starkly illustrate the widespread struggles of the regional airline industry, which, according to the Regional Airline Association (RAA) has been at risk of “collapse” in recent months.
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AnalysisChinese aerial incursions show ASW emphasis
China’s recent aerial intrusions against Taiwan involve a diverse mix of assets, including carrier aviation and a strong emphasis on anti-submarine warfare (ASW).
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AnalysisHow SAF experimentation is fuelling change for military operators
Compared to commercial aviation, the defence sector has been trailing in taking action to mitigate its greenhouse gas emissions – but change is afoot.
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AnalysisIs Ukraine’s Western fighter request a flight of fancy?
Ukraine is trying to convince NATO nations that donated Western fighters would give Kyiv a decisive edge in its war against Russian invaders. We assess whether the proposal has wings.
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AnalysisWhy Western air forces are taking fresh aim at their ‘carbon problem’
The defence world is fast waking up to the profound influence climate change will have on warfare. How will this impact play out and can the sector manage its greenhouse gas emissions?