All In Depth – Page 9
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Ideas factory: Cirrus invests in innovation centre
Zean Nielsen used to work for Tesla. Now he is determined that the aerospace manufacturer he runs – Cirrus Aircraft – becomes as nimble and disruptive as Elon Musk’s electric carmaker. Part of his solution: establishing an “innovation centre” at Cirrus’s current campus in Duluth, Minnesota, that will bring all ...
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Service charge: why business aviation manufacturers are investing in aftersales
For the past decade or more, airframers have increasingly sought to own or influence the whole customer experience. This has led to major commitments in MRO, either through acquisitions or new-builds
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Chinese UAVs play growing role in Taiwan aerial incursions
Chinese unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) are starting to show up in People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) aerial intrusions against Taiwan.
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Gulfstream pitches G400 at large-cabin market ‘sweet spot’
Eyeing a lucrative gap in the market for a 4,200nm-range jet with large-cabin comfort, Gulfstream has embarked on its G400 development with lofty expectations.
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Flight International Letters, October 2022
Your views about the aerospace industry and our reporting.
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How Flight covered Chuck Yeager’s supersonic success, 75 years ago
To mark mid-October’s 75th anniversary of the first manned supersonic flight, we revisit our reporting from the time, when Cold War tensions rapidly propelled new fighter technologies.
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Business aviation readies for its first NBAA Orlando gathering since 2018
An upbeat trend in business aviation usage is continuing as the community prepares for its annual US get together at the National Business Aviation Association’s BACE event in Orlando.
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Regent achieves flying milestone with subscale seaglider model
Start-up seaglider developer Regent Craft’s sub-scale prototype achieved an important milestone last month on its journey to become a viable transport option along coasts or near large bodies of water.
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Rafale breezes into Asia-Pacific to burnish interoperability credentials
Deployment to the Asia-Pacific by the French air force has demonstrated Paris’s expeditionary air power capability and allowed service to work more closely with allied air forces in the region.
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US, allies could lose 900 aircraft in conflict with China over Taiwan: CSIS
A war game developed by the Washington think tank indicates that the US military can preserve the island nation’s sovereignty in the face of a full-scale assault, but at great cost.
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Two decades of under-investment has left the US Air Force hollowed-out: Mitchell Institute
The airpower think tank says the USA’s fleet of combat aircraft is currently smaller, older and less ready than it has been in decades.
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Beijing cranks up the airpower threat against Taiwan
The People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) continues to probe Taiwan’s air defences on a daily basis, operating 366 aircraft sorties against the island nation since 2 August.
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Flight International Letters, September 2022
Your views about the aerospace industry and our reporting.
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Why helicopter specialist Bristow is betting big on eVTOL
Rotorcraft may be its bread and butter, but operator sees a big future for a new generation of aircraft and has backed this belief with a near 400-unit order spree.
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Flight International Letters, August 2022
Your views about the aerospace industry and our reporting.
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Why NATO’s ongoing expansion has Moscow rattled
Russia’s late-February invasion of Ukraine has galvanised NATO, which is now set to grow its membership to 32 nations and further boost its equipment advantage over Moscow’s military.
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How airline safety ranked in first half of 2022
The first six months of 2022 involved more fatal airline accidents and resulting fatalities worldwide than during the same period in each of the two previous years, but amid increased flight activity.