All articles by Flight International – Page 2
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Opinion
London has much to learn from French aerospace bailout
While France has taken a multifacted approach to rescuing its aerospace industry, there is little sign of action on the other side of the English Channel
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Why cargo will no longer be boring in the new normal
Passengers sharing airliner cabins with freight? That could be just one legacy of an aviation industry turned upside down by coronavirus and feeling its way to recovery
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Why airline industry can only trust instinct to beat coronavirus
Tim Clark has delivered his view on the coronavirus pandemic with his usual succinct style: “A $15 trillion torpedo has hit the global economy.” And the fundamentals for the industry’s recovery are largely outside its control.
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NASA boom reduction project should be left to private sector
NASA does wonderful things, and wonderful things often cost big money - but should supersonic flying without big booms be one of them?
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SpaceJet waiting game plays on at Mitsubishi
True patience involves bearing what is unbearable, according to a Japanese proverb. By that measure, it is fair to say that Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI), the parent of Mitsubishi Aircraft, has displayed that quality in spades.
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Why freighter strategy is a loaded question for Boeing
Seattle faces some crucial decisions if it is to sustain its dominance in the freight sector
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Supersonic flight is the future, just as it was in the past
Although over 50 years have passed since Concorde proved commercial supersonic flight was possible, the industry is once again looking to ride a wave of interest in the concept
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Why things are looking grim for the A380
Doubts about size and shape of many fleets as operators plan their coronavirus crisis recovery strategies
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Why carriers cannot rush return from coronavirus
Quarantine might not completely kill any tentative recovery in air travel, but it would certainly limit its appeal to the few passengers who are either booking a one-way journey or do not mind spending time cooped up like a dog suspected of rabies.
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F-35 programme still lacking agility
For seasoned observers of the Joint Strike Fighter programme, the revelation that Lockheed Martin’s Block 4 modernisation effort for the F-35 is already running two years late and $1.5 billion over budget will come as no surprise.
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Embraer must present convincing ‘Plan B’
Collapse of merger with Boeing leaves the Brazilian airframer needing to detail an alternative.
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Boeing’s structural reboot vital to prepare for rebound
Management changes at US airframer are required as it seeks stability ahead of any recovery
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Modernisation is key for US Army’s helicopter fleet - but not at any cost
Despite its platform modernisation efforts, the US Army’s helicopter inventory is increasingly showing its age. The Boeing AH-64 Apache, CH-47 Chinook and Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk are all decades-old designs, equally enhanced and weighed down by the equipment additions made over time. Source: AP/Shutterstock History shows that low- ...
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Adapting to coronavirus means removing its power to frighten
The airline industry is effectively being held hostage by organisms a tenth of a micron wide. In future, we may have to live alongside them, as is the case with other diseases
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Student pilots may be worried, but better times will return
Who would be a pilot now? The crisis will have a profound effect on the prospects of the would-be aviators of today, and tomorrow
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Aerospace industry must prepare for the new normal
Before the coronavirus crisis, airlines were forecast to take thousands of new jets. Now, how the industry copes with a wave of deferrals is the next question.
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Opinion
IATA is not crying wolf with airline ‘apocalypse’ warning
It is a mark of how quickly the global coronavirus crisis has escalated that when IATA describes the airline sector as being in an “apocalypse now” scenario, no-one is accusing the industry association of hyperbole.
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Opinion
Boeing is too big to fail, but any rescue will be conditional
Eleven years after the end of the 2007-2009 Great Recession, the USA is again having “too big to fail” discussions, with the airframer at their centre.
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Opinion
End of illegal charter would be best tribute to Emiliano Sala
More than a year has passed since the tragic crash off the coast of Guernsey of the Piper Malibu that ended the life of the young Argentinian footballer and pilot David Ibbotson yet unlicensed flights continue.
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Leaving EASA is not in UK’s national interest
Significant changes in relationship with EU will only be complicated by changes to regulatory regime