All Opinion articles – Page 54
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Comment: Whose data is it anyway?
There is a tendency among many of the world's accident investigation agencies to treat the information they gather as their property. It is not. And judicial interference makes this worse
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Comment: Get-out clause
Computer modelling could provide a much more accurate - and safer - way of testing how easy it is to evacuate a new aircraft type after an accident. So why aren't airframers interested?
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Comment: who'll take a bet on a composite jet?
Grob Aerospace can be added to the long list of airframers that have seen the cash dry up at that most crucial time - when certification is tantalisingly...
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Comment: Immunity jab
The renewed bid by American Airlines and British Airways to forge a transatlantic partnership, backed by antitrust immunity, looks set to establish the platform...
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Comment: Giant pressure on Airbus's goliath
Things get serious for the A380 this week, as Emirates becomes the second airline to start earning money with the giant. Airbus will begin to face a stern...
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Comment: Lessons unheeded
US defence contractors must be more honest about their outsourcing policies if they are to avoid embarrassing moments in future and stand any chance of beating foreign competitors
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Comment: An industry in denial?
Spiralling fuel is a crisis for airlines. So why was the mood so buoyant at Farnborough? Is this an industry that is ignoring the writing on the wall or one that thinks it has the answers?
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Comment: Could Gulf carriers become serious predators?
When it comes to big aircraft order splashes at air shows, Gulf carriers are the current masters. But as these fledgling nations incubate carriers aimed...
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Comment: Herding cats
There are some very frustrated Boeing 777 customers who are facing a month-long wait for their new aircraft. And it's frustrating for them because, for once,...
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Comment: Flawed and dangerous
The US Air Force may now have to wait for years to buy the new tankers that it needs immediately, all because it failed to follow its own rules in the selection process
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Comment: For whom the bell tolls
Airlines attending the June IATA annual meeting in Istanbul faced up to the realisation that their industry is in crisis amid record oil prices and slowing...
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Comment: Boeing's 787 spin machine reverses course -- finally
The aerospace community understands that designing a new aircraft from scratch is hard - make that very, very hard. It doesn't help that every new clean-sheet...
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Comment: No news good news
Synthetic gas-to-liquid is a stepping stone not an end game. The issue now is to transition swiftly from research programmes to certification before international investors lose faith
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Comment: Talking is difficult
ICAO's deadline for states to ensure their pilots and controllers can pass a language proficiency standard has passed with only a few states complying. Why does this matter?
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Comment: View from the top
The industry has clearly passed its peak. Now the question is how precipitous will the decline be and will the downturn finally spur consolidation in North...
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Comment: Protest vote
The US Air Force's decision to choose Northrop Grumman and Airbus over Boeing in its KC-X tanker contest raises the prospect of a protectionist backlash in the USA
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Comment: MPL is no more likely to be abused than the CPL is now
Action to ensure the new multi-crew pilot licence is not misused should be matched by a campaign to improve the international consistency of traditional flight training systems
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Comment: Marketing mix-up
The web has clearly revolutionised the world of airline marketing, but many carriers are still learning how to correctly blend the online sales channel to...
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COMMENT: Should there be competition to power JSF?
Twenty years ago, there would have been no problem in having competing engines for a US fighter. Competition was king and everyone thought they benefited...
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Comment: Parallel worlds
The order blitz at the Dubai air show shows the optimistic side of the industry, with more growth led by the fast expanding Gulf carriers. But outside the...