Op-Ed Columnists – Page 5
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Try not to panic - we have been here before
While the present may seem desperate for flightcrews released by their employers, this is not the first downturn experienced by the industry and may help pilots focus on what means the most to them.
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How to recover from flying as the world recovers from Covid-19
While not flying is clearly painful for airline crews, the enforced downtime may offer the opportunity to reset tired bodies and minds.
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Why crisis means 2020 is the year of freighters and preighters
Chris Seymour, head of market analysis at Ascend by Cirium, looks at how the cargo market has coped during the pandemic
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Why Big Data will be key to successful airline recovery
Analysing travellers’ behaviour online to gauge demand is the way forward for network planners, as new research has found
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Pilots must adapt and overcome to deal with grief of job loss
Flightcrew may not realise it, but dealing with the aftermath of redundancy in the Covid-19 age requires a whole new set of skills as they wait for an opportunity to return to the skies.
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Will commoditised sales of the F-16 fighter work?
The Pentagon’s plan to offer a commoditised version of the Lockheed Martin F-16 could help propel the world’s best-selling fighter aircraft to new heights, but it remains to be seen if foreign customers will put aside their fondness of fancy custom features.
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How career ‘flightplan’ will help crews navigate downturn
Modern airliner design is based on redundancy of safety-critical components like hydraulic or electrical systems. For now, you will also find two pilots in the cockpit for much the same reason. Highly trained, constantly checked and equipped with a myriad of skills, pilots are having a hard time of it at present. But it is worth remembering that some of these skills – leadership, complex problem solving, communication – are entirely transferable and highly sought-after.
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Business aviation boom? Data says otherwise
Do not believe the hype. The crisis has not been as much of a boom for the sector as some operators would have you believe, argues Brian Foley
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Pay and perks may be reduced, but being a pilot remains a labour of love
Although commercial aviation is currently being battered by the coronavirus crisis, there are plenty who still regard flying for a living as the best job in the world.
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Returning to the cockpit is not without risk, but it is a manageable one
While many pilots believe they are born aviators, prolonged downtime means refresher training is essential before recommencing flight operations.
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Next generation of pilots may be another casualty of coronavirus clampdown
Closed and sterile cockpits could be required to deal with Covid-19, but this may remove a source of inspiration for future aviators
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The art of reinvention is vital for ‘discarded’ flightcrew
The downturn hitting airlines across the globe will mean fewer pilots will be required in the short term, but for those made redundant, there are always choices.
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Transferable skills give pilots a reason to stay positive
Despite the havoc wreaking on the air transport industry by Covid-19, flightcrew should not despair even if a career change looms
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Why crisis could power lessors to 50% fleet penetration: Cirium
Why market opportunities created by pandemic could propel sector into an increasing share of industry’s assets
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Why resilience is key for aspiring airline pilots
While the coronavirus crisis has many pilots considering their options, the choices are starker still for those who have invested heavilly in their training in the hope of gaining airline employment
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Time to slim down aviation’s ever-expanding rule book
In the latest of a series, FlightGlobal takes a view from behind the cockpit door with a column from Captain Wim De Wannemacker, who flies Boeing 737s for TuiFly Belgium
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Why now is chance to shape air traffic systems for the future
Graham Lake, former director general of CANSO, examines why the immediate financial choices facing air navigation service providers are destined to have a direct impact on airline operations and passenger services for years to come
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How pilots can overcome challenge of finding employment outside cockpit
As an airline pilot who’s been recently been made redundant, I’m now struggling to find any type of employment. Sure, the economy is not looking good and we are in unprecedented times, but even the most ‘basic’ industries must need people to fill roles (maybe even to fill rolls).
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What’s next for airline pilots?
Being an airline pilot in May 2020 is an unnerving experience. A workforce that thrives on mobility is largely furloughed, with many also awaiting redundancy; a small minority, meanwhile, are still operating what few flights remain.
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Why strong supplier chain could save Boeing
With the world’s number one aerospace manufacturer facing a barrage of problems, from the Max grounding to the Covid-19 collapse in demand, Alex Krutz, manging director at Patriot Industrial Partners, considers whether a supply chain that is much more robust than in the past can be crucial to getting it through the crisis?