Op-Ed Columnists – Page 14
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Comment: Air France 447 should teach the industry a lesson
For 22 months the commercial air transport industry has been proceeding in ignorance of why Air France 447 crashed. This state of affairs is unacceptable for the future
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Comment: Tragically familiar
With the probe yet to uncover evidence of any technical problem, the fate of Ethiopian Airlines 409 seems to mirror that of Kenya Airways 507 - emphasising the need for airmanship
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Comment: Digging deep for naval aviation's future
In less than three decades from 1910, the aircraft carrier rose to overcome centuries of naval tradition and be crowned the new ruler of the seas.
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Comment: From 2025 millions of Europeans will be unable to fly
Passengers at London Heathrow airport last December were denied travel for a few days because of snow. They were very annoyed.
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Comment: New 'Dawn', same feel to Libyan campaign
The US-led coalition taking on Libyan leader Col Gaddafi has again shown the rapid effect of overwhelming air power, but must avoid getting bogged down like in Iraq and Kosovo ...
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Comment: Green is the colour
Patriotism is being invoked in an attempt to stave off a Chinese bid for Minnesota-based, Bahrain-controlled Cirrus Aircraft, but short-term gain will remain the priority of US investors
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Comment: Virtual airline, actual risk
Now the Irish Air Accident Investigation Unit has published its initial factual report on the fatal Manx2 commuter crash at Cork, the emerging details reinforce the argument that "virtual airlines" should be made illegal in the European Union.
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Comment: Now, can the Single European Sky deliver?
Volcanic ash taught Europeans what aviation means to their economy and amplified calls for a single sky, but obstacles must be overcome if the new system is to deliver
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Comment: Where on earth does the FCC get its ideas?
GPS has become synonymous with freedom of mobility. But that freedom is under fire, thanks to the US Federal Communications Commission.
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Comment: Fuelling the fire sales?
BA-Iberia's bid to improve its fuel economy by getting rivals to give up modern aircraft may be ambitious, but with airline bosses rightly nervous about rising oil prices it just might work
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Vertical lift consortium splits US rotorcraft industry opinion
There are divided opinions in the US helicopter industry on the efficacy of a new consortium tackling procurement problems
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Comment: Embraer deserves to steer its own tanker
Nearly two years have passed since Embraer and the Brazilian air force formally launched the KC-390 tanker-transport ...
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Comment: German EADS power trumps share trading
Chatter about the delicate issue of EADS ownership rose in volume on reports that Daimler wants the German government to relieve it of at least some of the burden of the country's France-balancing equity interest in Europe's aerospace champion.
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Comment: Virtual airlines look real, but the security of the product is very different
Airlines are as tightly regulated as they are for a good reason - and while virtual airlines can provide what looks to customers like an airline product, there are crucial differences
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Comment: Brain drain? Learn lessons from football
Sam Sayani, second-in-command at Pakistan International Airlines, may have tempered his words to spare his hosts' blushes. But his message at a session entitled Competing For People at last week's MRO Middle East conference and exhibition in Dubai was clear: stop poaching our people just because you can.
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Comment: Enough now children
If it weren't so serious, the seemingly interminable World Trade Organisation dispute between Airbus and Boeing might be funny.
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Comment: Taking the slow road
India will pick the MMRCA fighter competition's winner in its own sweet time - and with defence budgets down elsewhere, manufacturers have simply no choice but to wait
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Opinions divided on merits of A320neo
Airbus has begun racking up orders and commitments for its upgraded A320neo family, but some industry observers have raised questions about the decision to develop the new variants.
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Comment: Cash talks – but what is it saying?
EADS, poor thing, has a problem: what to do with a €10 billion ($13.5 billion) cash pile?
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Comment: Super-sized ambition
Sukhoi's regional jet order from a Mexican budget airline has been touted as an international breakthrough - but making inroads in the USA requires heroic effort from its marketing team