Airbus announced the passing of Bernard Ziegler, at the age of 88. Ziegler was one of the company’s engineering pioneers. Mr. Ziegler was instrumental in the introduction of the world’s first digital Fly-By-Wire (FBW) and side-stick controls in a commercial…
Background Our team discussion and near-term narrowbody strategy focusing on Boeing ’s next moves. Ernie Arvai, President of AIG characterizes Boeing’s position as such “Boeing is in a precarious position in the narrow-body market. Airbus now has a 60/40 market…
Morning Call for Wednesday 5 May features stories focusing on the freighter market, two business aviation milestones, another airline retiring the A380 while another wants to bring them back, and a major aerospace player indicating that batteries aren’t yet ready…
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Change comes slowly in aviation. While technology has improved immensely in recent years, aviation regulators loathe changing processes that are essentially obsolete and less safe than they should be. There is an inertia in aviation regulation much akin to the…
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