Editorial opinion – Page 10

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    OPINION: Lack of women pilots exposes industry failing

    2018-09-28T16:31:21Z

    ​When Qatar Airways chief Akbar Al Baker earlier this year made his ill-chosen, off-the-cuff ­remarks about the inability of women to run airlines, he did the industry a favour in that his comment highlighted – albeit rather uncomfortably – a huge gender gap that extends from the boardroom to the ...

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    OPINION: Is US Air Force really too small?

    2018-09-24T13:14:59Z

    S​ize matters, as the old adage goes. But how big is big enough, when it comes to the world’s most powerful air force maintaining its status?

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    OPINION: How Airbus's Leahy succession plan​ misfired

    2018-09-21T15:21:07Z

    It was never going to be easy for Airbus to replace its “billion dollar salesman” John Leahy. And just eight months into its post-Leahy journey, Toulouse has already had to make unscheduled turnback.

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    OPINION: Can aviation overcome drone collision risk?

    2018-09-14T14:11:41Z

    ​As of January this year, there had been just seven reported collisions between drones and manned aircraft globally, none of which were in the UK.

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    OPINION: Interjet's sweet SSJ100 deal turns sour

    2018-09-14T14:11:06Z

    ​Mexican airline Interjet's attempt to step back from remarks that it is considering selling its Sukhoi Superjet 100 fleet is the latest development in a five-year-long service history that has been marked by operational challenges.

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    OPINION: Air France-KLM bucks the nativist trend

    2018-09-11T15:33:19Z

    In a world where inward-looking political sensibilities are zeitgeist, the appointment of Canadian national Ben Smith as the new chief executive of Air France-KLM was a welcome surprise.

  • US Air Force fighters - US Air Force
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    OPINION: Does US Air Force need a Loyal Wingman?

    2018-09-07T09:40:43Z

    Think of contemporary military might, and in all likelihood a list would rank the USA as flying way clear of any rival power – but Washington's dominance is increasingly being challenged by China and Russia.

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    OPINION: FlightGlobal Top 100 is a difficult club to join

    2018-09-05T15:13:33Z

    ​Its stalwarts range from household names on whose products much of the world’s population regularly travels to manufacturers of highly specialised equipment from passenger seats to cockpit controls. FlightGlobal’s ranking of the biggest 100 businesses in aerospace is a club that rarely admits new members or dramatically changes its hierarchy.

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    OPINION: Pilot shortage has no easy solution

    2018-08-31T14:07:01Z

    ​As the aviation industry well knows, downturns have unexpected long-term consequences, beyond the immediate downsizing caused by global recession or other major shock to the system, such as 9/11.

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    OPINION: Mental health issues should be real focus of Horizon probe

    2018-08-17T07:29:54Z

    ​On the surface the extraordinary Q400 larceny at Seattle might inevitably seem to be a prelude to new security countermeasures. But it only seems that way.

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    OPINION: Interpretation of airline 'big data' must be objective

    2018-08-15T08:29:14Z

    The history of in-flight service is rich with – in some cases apocryphal – tales of carriers removing one peanut or piece of fruit per passenger and consequently saving tens of thousands of dollars a year. Such decisions were straightforward, born of a desire to save money.

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    OPINION: USAF light-attack plans give cause for optimism

    2018-08-10T13:43:09Z

    ​Hard and bitter experience entitles the small but vocal community of advocates for buying cheap turboprop-powered attack aircraft to be sceptical, but their time may have finally come.

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    OPINION: USA should show common humanity over Iran

    2018-08-10T10:11:16Z

    ​Nearly eight years after it was agreed, the treaty on suppression of unlawful acts relating to international civil aviation entered into force on 1 July.

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    OPINION: Valid questions emerge from paranoia over Boeing-Embraer

    2018-08-03T11:23:25Z

    Four Brazilian lawmakers have petitioned the federal court to stop Embraer from forming two proposed joint ventures with Boeing. Embraer dismisses the attempt by the Workers Party members as a "natural" reaction to its proposed transactions – but not a barrier to completing the deals.

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    OPINION: MH370 findings fail to ease suspicion

    2018-08-03T10:01:28Z

    Scotland’s judicial system permits its juries a third verdict – “not proven” – and surely this is the only appropriate conclusion to reach while weighing the case for sabotage in the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370.

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    OPINION: Tempest unveiling is clear statement of intent

    2018-07-30T15:09:00Z

    ​The UK’s leading industry players and Ministry of Defence played a great hand at the Farnborough air show, with a clear statement of intent that they will not be left behind as their French and German counterparts strive to create a future combat air system.

  • F-35A sunset - US Air Force
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    OPINION: Turkish F-35 deal stays in danger zone

    2018-07-27T13:05:08Z

    After voicing previous disquiet over Turkey's acquisition of Lockheed Martin's latest stealth fighter, the US House and Senate armed services committees have made good on their threat of enacting legislation that could block future deliveries of the F-35 to Ankara.

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    OPINION: Airbus mid-market bridge could be tough sell

    2018-07-27T13:00:16Z

    Airbus's repackaging of its global market forecast into a series of categories more akin to a clothing store is a response to the blurring of lines between range and aircraft size.

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    OPINION: Industry mirrors Farnborough's sunny skies

    2018-07-23T12:38:25Z

    ​There were no mega deals or aircraft launches, but anyone who thought this year’s Farnborough would pass with a whimper was mistaken. Swelling backlogs and a straining supply chain appear to be doing little to deter demand for Airbus and Boeing single-aisle types, even though many customers will not get ...

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    OPINION: Airbus and Boeing can revitalise small narrowbody market

    2018-07-16T08:05:42Z

    ​For all the understandable headlines around the ­arrival of aerospace’s big two in the regional jet sector, there remains an unanswered question at the heart of the issue: will Airbus and Boeing finally be the catalyst for demand in this part of the market?