With sales of more than 70 helicopters to the Algerian government, Italian manufacturer Leonardo-Finmeccanica’s relationship with the country has been a lucrative one.
Capacity constraint has been a constant factor in Japan Airlines’ dramatic return to profitability in recent years. So it is no surprise that the airline plans to continue a conservative growth strategy, even after expansion restrictions are lifted by regulators.
The supply chain faces a situation not unlike the advice a Harvard Law School dean supposedly gave to incoming students: “Look to your left, look to your right, because one of you won’t be here by the end of the year.”
Major players in the satellite-delivered cabin connectivity sector are forecasting upbeat industry trends as they make headway in lining up contracts and installing kits.
Supply chain squeezes by OEMs and Tier 1s are entering follow-on phases, like Boeing’s PFS 2.0. Older market trends are cementing and new ones emerging.
Interview of Lockheed CEO critiqued; NATO mission debated; Traveler Pre-Check costs are updated; compare/contrast Russo/Sino Long-range widebody commercial aircraft concept with Boeing's 777-9x
ANA has been diligently expanding its network to the point where it is now Japan's largest international carrier. And it has big plans that heavily rely on one aircraft: the Boeing 787.
As videos posted on social media immediately after the Emirates Flight 521 landing accident show, many of the passengers were in no particular hurry to leave an airplane on fire.
This week's Washington Outlook column discusses Raytheon as a big donor in the New Hampshire and Arizona Senate races, Shuster's tight race in Pennsylvania and SpaceX and Blue Origin’s Washington ties.
Whether business activity comes to a plateau, soft landing or hard crash, manufacturers will not take notice until order cancellations or deferrals tick up to historical rates or beyond.
Aerospace Calendar Aug. 20-Dec. 3—AOPA Flight Instructor Refresher Course. Various Locations. See aopa.org/forms/event-calendar/FIRC_ONSITE Aug. 20-23—Air Carriers Purchasing Conference. Atlanta Marriott Marquis Hotel. Atlanta. See acpc.com/
As U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command toasts delivery of the first Ghostrider gunship equipped with a 105-mm cannon, it now hopes to ride the air branch’s “Highway to HEL” by funding a high-energy laser demonstration on an earlier-model AC-130W.
Our editors discuss what the industry can do to prevent bag-toting passengers from becoming a risk to themselves and those around them during an emergency evacuation.
U.S. aerospace and defense companies explicitly plan less around any individual political leader nowadays and more over macroeconomic and sector trends.
