Flight International - 10Dec2019

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CONTENTS

10-16 DECEMBER 2019

Pilatus

Airbus

THIS WEEK

6 A321XLR goes the distance for United

7 Bombardier details Global plant move.

Madrid selects Pilatus for C-101 replacement

8 Spirit builds up Boeing work with 767’s

forward fuselage

9 USA mulls increasing tariffs on Europe

AIR TRANSPORT

10 Branson says he will retain Virgin stake.

Czech firm Avia Prime snaps up Jat Tehnika

11 Acquisition of Lift by EnCore gives Adient seat

in economy.

Higher-density A350-1000 gets EASA approval

12 SAA poised for ‘radical’ restructuring.

Alitalia unions support nationalisation proposal.

Cathay specific on capacity cut

14 No pitch-up confusion in Flydubai crash

NEWS FOCUS

16 Independent Ontic eyes MRO growth

DEFENCE

17 Further Poseidons approved for India.

Warsaw removes grounding order on MiG-29s

18 Global tensions set to drive spending

BUSINESS AVIATION

20 Initial P2012 Traveller arrives for Zil Air.

Sustainable aviation fuel cooking at Bombardier

21 Canadian delivery propels ailing Avanti.

ACJ319 VIP cabin mock-up tells Ameco’s

inside story

Crown Copyright

BEHIND THE HEADLINES

Craig Hoyle crunched the

numbers for our annual

overview of almost 54,

in-service military aircraft

(P32), and marks a decade

of A400M flights (P22)

NEXT WEEK QUIZ TIME

In our last issue of the

decade, Uncle Roger’s

fiendish festive quiz awaits.

Plus, our review of an

action-packed 2019

Volume 196 Number 5715

Spain joins Jordan

in selecting Pilatus

PC-21 trainers P

COVER STORY

26 Political

powerplays

Foreign policy clashes

have shaped defence

procurement as tensions

rose between the USA

and Turkey. Our annual

review looks at military

fleets worldwide

22 Heavy going

A full decade has passed since Airbus performed the

first flight with an A400M. We assess whether the

airlifter could at last be ready to rise above the

turbulence of its service entry

NEWS

FEATURES

REGULARS

5 Comment

55 Straight & Level

58 Classified

60 Jobs

63 Working Week

Faded gloryRescue plan could revive

South African flag carrier 12

Heavy loadTen years after debut sortie,

A400M still yet to soar 22

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WORLD AIR FORCES

Splashing

the cashWe detail defence’s

biggest spenders

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