Flight International – 6 August 2019

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6-12 August 2019

SR Technics

thIs week

6 RAF looks forward to Poseidon arrival

7 Airbus grapples with output challenges

8 Defence keeps Leonardo on the attack

9 Air France to ‘accelerate’ fleet renewal

AIR tRAnsPoRt

11 HNA targets quick sale of SR Technics.

BEA still agitated by ATR engine vibration issue

12 Cobham eyes sale of Australian assets.

Hard landing damages WestJet Encore Q

13 Positive progress for Wright Electric

news Focus

14 India seeks to overhaul domestic MRO

DeFence

15 RAF reveals its Reaper transition plan.

R-R accelerates hypersonic propulsion research

16 New-look ETPS powers ahead for UK

17 Chinese report emphasises air power.

Moscow agreement launches Su-57 production

BusIness AVIAtIon

18 Wing Spirit grows HondaJet Elite fleet for

Hawaii service.

Grounding lifted as Airvan 8 deemed safe.

Bombardier set for expansion in Southeast Asia

DAtA VIew

20 Paris powered June rebound

oBItuARy

37 Mike Ramsden, legendary editor of Flight

Ross D Franklin/AP/Shutterstock

BehInD the heADLInes

Victoria Bryan reports on

the latest propulsion push

at Wright Electric (P13).

And Garrett Reim explores

engine initiatives in the

military sector, including

for the F-35 fighter (P26)

next week DIgItAL

Which carriers dominate the

skies? We list the top 100 in

our World AirIine Rankings,

courtesy of Airline Business

volume 196 Number 5698

HNA Group invites bids for

MRO provider SR Technics P

coVeR stoRy

10 southwest

grapples with Max

absence

Carrier most affected by

grounding of re-engined

737 is hopeful that

narrowbody will be able

to resume service on

6 January 2020

22 Materially improved

For air-breathing hypersonic weapons, scramjets are

the crucial ingredient – and developers believe

advanced 3D printing can overcome the technical

hurdles in the way of progressing practical motors

26 helping Lightning to strike further

The F-35’s limited range undermines its advantage

and it needs a more efficient engine to stretch its reach

28 when size is everything

As new funding from the US Air Force for the

development of small turbines converges with

technological advances, nine firms are working to

meet a need for low-cost weapons and UAVs

30 Vertical ascent

Secrecy keeps observers struggling to assess China’s

progress in developing indigenous engine technology

32 how air travel took off 100 years ago

We mark the centenary of international passenger

services, which began with daily London-Paris trips

news

FeAtuRes

ReguLARs

5 comment

36 straight & Level

39 classified

40 Jobs

43 working week

Leading the chargeWright Electric powers up for airline propulsion revolution 13 Soaring SukhoiRussian fighter revival takes off as Moscow signs Su-57 deal 17

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