Editorial opinion – Page 14
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OPINION: CSeries deal presents wider opportunity
Aside from the obvious benefit for the health of the programme and for the wider company, Airbus's planned acquisition of a majority stake in the Bombardier CSeries could present another opportunity.
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OPINION: Aviation must be more ambitious than CORSIA on emissions
Just over a year ago, the aviation industry – via the UN body ICAO – was patting itself on the back after reaching an agreement on a global scheme to address carbon dioxide emissions.
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OPINION: E-Fan X is vital stepping stone
If you want to understand how electric power fits into the future of aviation, pay close attention to the progress of the E-Fan X, the hybrid-electric demonstrator launched by Airbus, Rolls-Royce and Siemens.
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OPINION: Leahy will be missed, although not by Boeing
When John Leahy’s name first appeared in Flight International it was within a 14-word brief about appointments at Piper Aircraft, and his was not even the main one.
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OPINION: Big challenge lies ahead after A350-1000's certification
One thousand. It's a number which has literary and poetic power – the symbolism of the beginning of a new cycle – and whose digits resemble, fortuitously, the wheels of a triple-axle main landing-gear.
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OPINION: UK government must give industry Brexit clarity
For all its corporate reshaping, Airbus is still a highly political animal, and remains attuned to the winds blowing from Berlin and Paris.
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OPINION: UAE fighter contest will be one to watch
A Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor and a Sukhoi Su-35 shared a common runway ramp for the first time at the Dubai air show.
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OPINION: Airbus, Emirates face off over A380 impasse
To concentrate on the Emirates A380 order saga in anticipation of writing large figures in Dubai air show headlines is to ignore the fascinating high-stakes poker game being played in the background – one involving numbers far greater than a couple of dozen aircraft and a few billions of dollars.
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OPINION: ATR 72-600 freighter cements turboprop domination
After a heads-up from ATR of an imminent announcement regarding a new aircraft launch, the speculation was that perhaps the fabled 90-seat turboprop was about to become a reality.
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OPINION: A380 needs more customers to match 747's longevity
When the time comes for Emirates Airline to bid adieu to the Airbus A380, let’s hope the double-decker deserves the sweet and sincere farewell that United Airlines gave the 747 for its final revenue flight on 7 November.
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OpinionOPINION: Why embattled Airbus needs management continuity
Among the few forecasts which Airbus finance chief Harald Wilhelm didn't have to hand during the company's third-quarter briefing was whether the odds were about to shorten on his boss, Tom Enders, staying in the top job.
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OpinionOPINION: Will Dubai air show bring surprise sales?
The Dubai air show is almost a victim of its own success: previous blockbuster orders have raised expectations that the buying spree will be repeated every two years.
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OPINION: After first flight, Airbus must deliver on A330neo promises
Amid the celebrations about another successful Airbus first flight, there was a large, but unmentioned, elephant formating with the A330neo as it swooped over Toulouse. For despite the apparently smooth maiden sortie, the reality is that flight testing should have been nearing completion right now, rather than just beginning.
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OPINION: Elderly 767 could offer a mid-market solution
Something seems wrong with this scenario: an aircraft introduced nearly 30 years ago in a market segment now teeming with new technology could still make a comeback with the same engines and metal wing despite a nearly four-year break in production.
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OpinionOPINION: Is Airbus the winner in CSeries trade dispute?
Whatever Bombardier’s goal was for launching the CSeries programme nearly a decade ago, it certainly was not to shepherd both the CS100 and CS300 into service before handing them over as relatively mature products, free, to Airbus.
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OpinionOPINION: Why new models are good for airline industry
Compiling Flight International’s annual World Airliner Directory – the first part of which appears in our 24-30 October issue – is often a repetitive task.
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OpinionOPINION: Can business aviation break cycle of decline?
Two of aviation’s three economies are growing: military aircraft sales are slowly and steadily on the rise, while Airbus’s and Boeing’s biggest problem is ramping up output without breaking the supply chain.
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OpinionOPINION: Is A380 fleet overtaking 747 a hollow victory?
News that the Airbus A380 fleet now exceeds that of the Boeing 747 will have been met with mixed emotions in Seattle.
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OPINION: CR 929 could be an unwelcome widebody rival
It now has a name: the CR 929-600. Say what you will about modern branding strategy, that name certainly works better than the “Chinese-Russian long-range widebody aircraft”, as Comac and United Aircraft (UAC) had previously described the project.
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OPINION: EasyJet's electric vision faces steep challenges
Los Angeles-based start-up Wright Electric has a dream that within 20 years every short-haul service in the world will be flown by battery-powered aircraft.