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- 5 days ago26 min
Executive interview: Chris Raymond, CEO Boeing Global Services
With an annual turnover of almost $21 billion, Boeing Global Services' activities span everything from aircraft maintenance and fleet support for commercial and military customers, to parts and distribution, manufacturing cabin products and delivering training. FlightGlobal Focus sat down with BGS CEO Chris Raymond to discuss the affects of ongoing Middle East instability, soaring fuel costs and the resulting potential for fleet adjustments and new aircraft sales. Plus, we look at latest developments involving Boeing's integration of the former Spirit AeroSystems business in Belfast, Northern Ireland, and a recent deal to deliver enhanced support for the UK military's fleets of Apache and Chinook helicopters.
- 1 weeks ago21 min
Inside propulsion: Hydrogen trials, Russian engine updates and Leap durability promises
From Rolls-Royce’s hydrogen tests to Russian powerplant developments and GE Aerospace’s push to address Leap engine durability shortcomings, we break down the conventional and unconventional tech shaping aviation propulsion.
- 2 weeks ago30 min
Embraer looks to challenge the C-130's dominance in the tactical transport market
The global market for military airlift has long been dominated by just a few options.Lockheed Martin’s C-130 has been a mainstay for decades, now representing 20% of the military cargo fleet worldwide.Airbus captures around 10% of the market with its C295 and A400 together, while Boeing’s larger C-17 represents 6% of the active global inventory.Leonardo’s C-27J doesn’t even make the top 10 list by market share, falling below China’s Y-8 and out-of-production designs from former Soviet manufacturer Antonov.But recently a new contender has been scoring win after win in competitions for new military airlifters.After launching operations in 2009, orders for Brazilian manufacturer Embraer's C-390 have started pouring in from around the world, now with 12 customers spread across Europe, Asia, Latin America and, most recently, the Middle East.FlightGlobal's defence team discusses Embraer's strategy in developing the C-390, with choices like opting for a jet-powered design over a turboprop.
- 3 weeks ago29 min
Spirit collapse, fuel prices cast pall ahead of IATA's annual conference in Rio
As airline executives prepare to gather in Rio for IATA’s Annual General Meeting, soaring fuel prices, worries of fuel shortages and the collapse of Spirit Airlines have intensified concerns about the industry’s position. Carriers globally are cutting capacity and hiking fares, while US discounters are navigating particularly pressured business models.
- May 4, 202621 min
From cabin comfort to cost crisis: signals from the show floor
What this spring’s biggest aerospace shows reveal about the future of flight — and how a sudden fuel shock might change the picture.
- Apr 27, 202637 min
The US Air Force has graduated its last class of new A-10 pilots
After years of noise about wanting to retire the famous Fairchild Republic A-10 ground attack fighter, the US Air Force now says it has graduated the last class of new pilots assigned to fly the "Warthog".But just weeks later, the Pentagon announced that the A-10's. retirement is being pushed back to at least 2030. It's just the latest example of the titanium-enclosed jet beating the odds on bureaucratic survival.Has the end really come for the Warthog or can the plane famous for its battlefield survivability once again stave off the end from Washington?Americas defence reporter Ryan Finnerty speaks with the commander of the 357th Fighter Squadron that trains new A-10 pilots and retired air force Colonel Kim "KC" Campbell, whose combat service in the Warthog over Iraq has made her arguably the most famous A-10 pilot.Show Notes:Kim Campbell profile in Flight International, 2023:https://www.flightglobal.com/fixed-wing/2023/06/rough-air-over-baghdad-a-10-pilot-kim-campbell-flies-into-aviation-history/US Air Force begins first A-10 retirements:https://www.flightglobal.com/fixed-wing/2023/04/usaf-begins-long-sought-a-10-retirements/The A-10 returns to combat in Iran:https://www.flightglobal.com/fixed-wing/2026/03/a-10-returns-to-combat-hunting-iranian-vessels-in-strait-of-hormuz/A-10 "Sandy" mission over Iran:https://www.flightglobal.com/archive/2026/04/iran-rescue-mission-featured-155-aircraft-refuelling-over-enemy-territory-and-one-lost-a-10/The armed crop duster that could replace the A-10:https://www.flightglobal.com/fixed-wing/2025/02/us-air-force-dubs-new-oa-1k-armed-crop-duster-skyraider-ii-ahead-of-first-delivery/
- Apr 21, 202619 min
Fuel costs overshadow airline earnings season
This week we discuss rising jet fuel prices related to the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz in the Middle East, and look at how global carriers are responding to the crisis heading into the summer air travel season.
- Apr 13, 202619 min
Runways to radio waves: LaGuardia crash highlights failed safety nets, US airlines brace for altimeter replacements
The deadly 22 March collision involving an Air Canada Express CRJ900 exposed holes in overlapping aviation safety networks. Meanwhile, the entire US aerospace industry is coming to terms with a pending requirement to replace all altimeters on all aircraft to prevent interference from new 5G cellular networks, a multi-billion-dollar effort.
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