Thierry Dubois has specialized in aerospace journalism since 1997. An engineer in fluid dynamics from Toulouse-based Enseeiht, he covers the French commercial aviation, defense and space industries. His expertise extends to all things technology in Europe.
The latest in a long series of calls for improved air traffic management (ATM) in Europe has come from Airlines For Europe (A4E), an airline association made up of 15 members accounting for 70% of the continent’s journeys.
Safran Landing Systems, which is developing an electric taxiing system with Airbus, has teamed up with the Civil Aviation University of China (CAUC) and its French counterpart, Ecole Nationale de l’Aviation Civil (ENAC), for their knowledge in airport layouts.
ATR has released its first-ever market forecast focused on China, estimating the thus-far nonexistent market for regional turboprops in the country will need 1,100 aircraft, worth $25.6 billion, by 2037.