Op-Ed Columnists – Page 21
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Comment: The 976 people recently killed by pilot disorientation accidents
The world has been standing by, watching an accident trend develop. So far it has caused 976 deaths since 2000. How many more are needed before a preventive strategy is applied?
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Comment: Come on Europe, pool that fuel
European nations have already worked together to acquire pooled fleets of AEW aircraft and transports, so could tankers come next? ...
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Comment: Straight and level?
The F-35 programme has fallen three years behind schedule and broken its budget. With new revelations of flight-test delays, it's time for an honest assessment from Lockheed Martin
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Comment: Aerospace looks for a Singapore sling
Those looking to next week's Singapore air show for signals that the global aerospace industry is well into recovery mode are likely to be disappointed. The...
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Comment: Fixing A380 production...take two
Another year, and another effort by Airbus to fix A380 production. In a second attempt to resolve what the airframer admits is an over-complex production...
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Comment: Too big to fail
As with the bank rescues, the damage that would be caused by killing the A400M outweighs the cost of governments bailing the programme out, regardless of where responsibility lies
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Comment: Do you feel in danger?
Airline safety and security have advanced dramatically but are not getting any better, and if improvement is to come then mindsets - not just procedures and technology - need to change
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Comment: Age before beauty
Delta Air Lines boss Richard Anderson asserts that operating costs of his fuel-thirsty Boeing MD-80s are more than a match for the 737-800, an airliner design...
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Comment: The people's plane
As Boeing gets ready to fly the next generation of 747, it has just delivered the last of the original. The Jumbo's remarkable journey over the last 40 years saw it transform the world
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Comment: Time to quit fighting and love the F136
Despite a library full of news articles to the contrary, President Barack Obama never threatened to veto a defence spending bill that included funding added...
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Comment: A Decennis Horribilis
Collosal losses, major restructuring efforts, boardrooms swinging from crisis to crisis. As the decade of the noughties comes to an end, it has earned the sorry accolade as the 10 worst financial years in aviation history
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Comment: In space, it's best not to go alone
Next year could be a milestone for space exploration. The world's major spacefaring nations should be fleshing out plans for a new era of collaborative missions...
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Comment: A military aviation authority is a good idea, but it could still be badly executed
Setting up an independent military aviation authority to oversee airworthiness standards is an excellent idea, but those in charge are going to need a special type of bravery to be effective
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Comment: Heavy guns for an existential struggle
More than 170 people were killed during last year's Australian fire season. That's a massive human tragedy by any measure, made worse by the fact that many...
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Comment: Reality check
Pioneering Gulf Air was left behind as its former shareholders spun off their own network carriers. A new action plan must turn its fortunes around if it is to stay viable in the long term
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Dubai 09: Comment: A quiet Dubai?
What signals did last week's Dubai air show give about an aerospace recovery? Do not be misled by the lack of big home-grown airliner orders. The region is powering up again fast
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Comment: American's Agenda
Despite limited room for manoeuvre, carriers are trying to force through global joint ventures and pacts as they play out growth strategies for when the good times return. American Airlines is involved in deals that could give it big wins both east and west
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Comment: Have BA and Iberia got it 20% right?
The decision by British Airways and Iberia to pursue a merger has re-ignited the debate on airline consolidation and its merits - or lack thereof. Proponents...
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Comment: Market reality and the US middle man
Italy's Finmeccanica, virtually unknown in the US defence market even five years ago, seems to have set its sights on cracking the ultimate transatlantic...