All Opinion articles – Page 33
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OpinionOPINION: Oil respite should push airlines for greater efficiencies now
Cheap oil may be taking aviation eyes off the fuel efficiency ball, but the issue remains urgent
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OpinionOPINION: Dubai air show sees lack of commercial sales from Middle East
In terms of commercial aircraft orders, this year’s air show was a shadow of its former self, but the region’s airlines may simply be between courses, rather than at the end of the meal.
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OPINION: Boeing and Airbus put faith in supply-chain for rate-60
From 2019, the big two airframers will be churning out a total of 112 single-aisle aircraft each month. Airbus believes that rate-60 is sustainable, but headwinds could yet blow it off course.
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OpinionOPINION: Comac and Mitsubishi look to spread their wings
China and Japan are poised to make significant steps on their roads to aerospace prominence.
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OPINION: USAF desperately needs LRS-B birth to be pain-free
It has been a long time coming, but the US Air Force has finally picked the manufacturer for its next-generation strategic bomber. But with the B-52 showing its age, time is not on its side
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OpinionOPINION: Does Bombardier's financial housekeeping go far enough?
The CSeries programme has cost the Canadian airframer dearly - and it still can't afford anything to go wrong
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OPINION: Decisive action needed to resolve US-Gulf open-skies row
As the row between the US majors and the Gulf carriers rumbles on, it is still unclear how it will end.
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OpinionOPINION: How Superjet can stay in the game
The Sukhoi Superjet has achieved much - but not sold in sufficient number to be counted a success
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OpinionOPINION: Is Canadian air defence policy credible?
In opposition, Justin Trudeau’s Liberal Party pledged to withdraw the nation from buying the budget-straining F-35. Now he must weigh up the military and industrial consequences
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OpinionOPINION: Can US Army afford its helicopter vision?
When the US Army exited the Vietnam War, there was a vision for its aviation branch. A breakthrough, high-speed helicopter – Lockheed’s AH-56 Cheyenne – was already cancelled, but the seeds of a comprehensive modernisation strategy had already taken root. Within a decade, it fielded the Sikorsky UH-60 and Boeing ...
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OpinionOPINION: Will MH17 investigation report mean justice for all?
Formal confirmation that Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was downed by surface-to-air missile may comfort some, but Moscow’s intransigence leaves little hope of finding those to blame
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OPINION: USAF bomber decision to threaten industrial balance
Northrop Grumman’s status as the US military’s third source of stealthy combat aircraft is doomed, whether or not it wins the $55 billion long-range strike bomber (LRS-B) contract from the US Air Force. At least, that’s an argument that’s been making the rounds for several months.
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OPINION: Are Bombardier's woes getting serious?
Until the late hours of 6 October, matters seemed relatively under control in Montreal, where a new leadership team at cash-strapped Bombardier seemed to have opened some financial breathing space.
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OpinionOPINION: Unmanned aviation still a work in progress
UAVs may be the future of aviation, but there's still much development to be done
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OpinionOPINION: Absence of 90-seat turboprop a curious market failure
Development of next-generation turboprops by both new and established players appeared to be all the rage just a few years ago, yet the field has narrowed to China, and now Turkey too
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OPINION: Developing Swiss precision
Just 35 miles – and several mountains – separate the small Swiss towns of Pfäffikon and Stans.
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OPINION: Boeing's small first step in China
A state-owned Chinese company has committed to buy up to 300 Boeing aircraft to distribute among airlines and leasing companies.
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OpinionOPINION: Reality check for suborbital tourism
Spaceflight has always had a dual personality. For a case study, look no further than Virgin Galactic.
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OpinionOPINION: Now Airbus can claim 'Made in America' tag
Politics, economics and optics are usually cited by Airbus officials to justify opening a $600 million factory in Mobile, Alabama, and no doubt each played at least a minor role in the decision.
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OpinionOPINION: Can the aerospace industry boom continue?
In our new issue of Flight International, we and our partners at PwC sift through 2014 aerospace industry financial data, indeed through a decade of such information. It is no surprise, but the numbers confirm the widely-held view that this industry has never had it so good.