Ask the Editors
The COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting global economic crisis have creating daunting challenges across the aerospace and aviation industries. Companies large and small face myriad questions on how to ride out the storm and position themselves to thrive when better times return.
To help fill that void, we are launching our new “Ask The Editors” feature. Readers can submit questions to our global team of editors. If we don’t have an answer, we’ll reach out to our large networks of experts to provide one.
Here are some of the best questions posed by readers and our answers.
Jul 29, 2020
Ask the Editors: A recent round-table highlighted the future of combat offerings from a number of countries. Who else is on the radar?
Jul 27, 2020
Ask the Editors: It is likely that Spirit AeroSystems will try to acquire Bombardier’s aerostructures operations—but for less money.
Jul 24, 2020
Ask the Editors: Expanding preflight testing and contact tracing would boost passenger confidence in air travel safety.
Jul 22, 2020
Ask the Editors: The A380’s competitive disadvantage is that airlines need a very high passenger load factor to make the economics work.
Jul 20, 2020
Ask the Editors: The latest work on tiltrotors focuses on reducing cost and minimizing compromises between vertical and forward flight.
Jul 17, 2020
Ask the Editors: Airbus and Boeing are trying to protect customer commitments, but airlines and lessors would like o defer or even cancel their narrowbody deliveries.
Jul 15, 2020
Ask the Editors: COVID-19 poses more risk for travelers in shops, restaurants or taxis than in commercial airliners.
Jul 13, 2020
Ask the Editors: Hydrogen propulsion offers a significant opportunity to reduce carbon emissions, but major challenges lie ahead.