Op-Ed Columnists – Page 7
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Opinion
Will pandemic prompt a green reset for aviation?
The coronavirus crisis will abate before too long, but how will its impact change the nature of air travel?
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Hailing the A310’s lasting legacy
Airbus invented the original widebody twinjet more than half a century ago, so it seems appropriate that a Toulouse product looks set to be the first of the breed to become extinct.
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US Marine Corps backs away from tailor-made aircraft - and their expense
Expeditionary demands have honed the US Marine Corps into a unique force with enviable equipment – but its Pacific pivot means much could change
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Will Boeing cancel the 737 Max?
Rob Morris, global head of consultancy with Ascend by Cirium, provides an overview of the 737 Max programme and uses the data available to evaluate whether Boeing should cancel it.
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Chaotic leadership is holding Garuda back
Garuda’s revolving door of leaders has proved detrimental to its long-term interests and must be addressed for the carrier to get back on track. Emblematic of deep-seated organisational issues, the worst blows Garuda suffered in 2019 were the misstatement of its 2018 financial results and the public dismissal of its ...
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Action needed on LGBTQ diversity at airlines
A diverse and inclusive workplace is a better one, writes IATA’s Dexter Morse, but more airlines need to adopt a structured approach to the issue
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K-pop safety video signals change at Korean Air
Korean Air is showing off some new K-pop moves in its new safety video and wants its customers to sit up and pay attention.
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Third time lucky for Air India privatisation?
If the Modi government’s second attempt to privatise Air India in as many years fails, it will not be for a lack of trying.
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Why Delta bucks trend in overseas airline investments
It is something of a curiosity that, given the plagued history of previous such strategies within the airline sector, Delta Air Lines’ buying of minority stakes in operators around the world has garnered little of the scepticism that accompanied similar spending sprees from other carriers.
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Air New Zealand again goes external for new chief
Air New Zealand’s board is following a similar path in tapping talent outside the industry by appointing Kiwi-born US retail boss Greg Foran as its next chief executive, at a time when there is turbulence on the horizon.
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Cabin crew treatment damages airline equality effort
For all the chat about diversity and gender equality among airlines over the past year, there are still some pretty outdated practices on display in the industry.
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Chastised Garuda forced to eat humble pie
As an airline accustomed to reporting losses, the pressure on Garuda Indonesia to show that it was making money in 2018 must have been huge for it to turn to some creative accounting – a move that has now backfired on it.
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ET302 interim report raises more questions
A preliminary report into the Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 Max 8 accident of 10 March has resolved some of the mystery behind flight ET302’s loss, but also raised new questions for me as FlightGlobal’s test pilot – and who operates the type for a major carrier.
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OPINION: Forget the FAA, the Regulator in Chief has spoken
In an unprecedented move today, the President Trump issued the order to ground the USA's Boeing Max fleet.
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OPINION: New Delhi's 'Lease in India' delusion
India’s commercial aviation sector has, arguably, been built on the back of favourable aircraft finance for its airlines, but could it follow to become the next air finance powerhouse?
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OPINION: A320neo and great expectations
An eagerly anticipated new aircraft type delivers much, disappoints some and implies a few hard truths about aviation in 2019
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OPINION: Flying high and feeling fine?
Spare a kind word and smile for the cabin crew next time you fly; they may need a lift
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OPINION: HNA's annus horribilis set to roll into 2019
As the year comes to an end, China’s mysterious HNA Group appears to have made little headway in its ongoing struggles to pay down its debts, while investors punish its various operating arms.
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OPINION: Pilots need answers on 737 Max safety systems
Readers may recognise my name from the many flight tests I have written for Flight International over the years.
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OPINION: Should lessors be worried about India’s airlines?
India’s aviation market is huge and growing, but revelations that at least two carriers are feeling the strain from aircraft delays slowing sale-and-leaseback payments should raise some concern for lessors playing in that market.