The lighter side of Flight International Purple erase January’s AlUla summit in Saudi Arabia that ended a three-year spat between Qatar and three of its neighbours, including Bahrain, appears to have come too late for the aircraft-painters at Gulf Air....
Sixty years ago, Yuri Gagarin became the first man to orbit the Earth from space – and one of the 20th century’s most famous figures. This is an edited version of Flight’s 20 April 1961 report on the event. On...
China is undergoing an aerospace evolution, developing a homegrown industry anchored by Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (Comac) and supported by a strengthening domestic supply chain. In 1926, Western Air Express became the first commercial airline to offer passenger service...
UK Royal Navy (RN) personnel have begun operational training with the first Leonardo Helicopters AW101 Merlin HM2 to be modified for airborne surveillance and control (ASaC) duties under the Crowsnest programme. UK Royal Navy (RN) personnel have begun operational training...
A spate of acquisitions by the Canadian firm, including the commercial business of number three player Tru, has tightened its grip on the sector after a year in which many devices stood silent. Full-flight simulators (FFS) are costly pieces of...
The case for public-private co-investing in next-generation technology is proven and compelling, argues Paul Everitt. In the UK there are few sectors as capable as aerospace of driving high-value, high-impact, productive activity across the country. But the future of this...
As senior executive in charge of medical services and corporate social responsibility, Nadia Bastaki has led the UAE flag carrier’s response to Covid-19, ensuring the safety of passengers. When the coronavirus suddenly disrupted aviation worldwide a year ago, airlines went...
Government-backed research and technology schemes are numerous, but are they sufficiently focussed on the enviromental agenda? There have been a raft of announcements about new aerospace projects in recent months, all with UK government backing. Featuring snappy acronym-based titles like...
Although long awaited, the UK’s defence review has left many unanswered questions when it comes to future capability. In military circles, the mantra “proper preparation prevents poor performance” rings true every bit as much during peacetime as in times of conflict – get...
Your views about the aerospace industry and our reporting An impossible dream? Regarding Pilar Wolfsteller’s opinion piece ‘Aviation’s man problem’ (Flight International, March 2021), the assumptions made and conclusions reached are just plain incorrect. The science clearly, consistently and repeatedly...