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BUSINESS A V IA TION / AIRCRAF T International air travel has been slow to recover but the impressive
REPOR T / E V T OL / C OL UMN The Singapore Airshow is return of domestic air travel is a relief for global airframers that had
SHO W INSIGHT expected to further speed up to contend with an unprecedented halt to the global airline industry
the aviation industry’s recovery Editor during the COVID-19 pandemic. A positive outcome of the
Vittorio Rossi Prudente
from the pandemic vittorio.prudente@gbp.com.sg pandemic has been that the aviation industry has accelerated its
efforts to achieve net zero CO2 emissions by 2050. Companies are
already exploring the various aircraft configurations and propulsion
Deputy Editor
06 23 jay.menon@gbp.com.sg options for a futuristic commercial aircraft. Suffice to say, it won’t
Jay Menon
look anything like the jetliners and regional turboprops that we are
NET ZERO SIGNS OF A Technology Editor used to seeing today.
Atul Chandra
The aviation industry is taking NEW DAWN atul.chandra@gbp.com.sg We are now in an era of rapid technological change. One sector
tangible steps to meet its goal Post-COVID, the aviation indus- Managing Editor where this is emerging to the fore is the case of eVTOLs that aim to
of reaching net zero CO2 try is in recovery mode, spurred Arun Sivasankaran provide a sustainable urban transport alternative. While electric
vehicles have already entered the mainstream, the eVTOL industry
emissions by 2050 mainly by the impressive gains arun.sivasankaran@gbp.com.sg is likely to truly come of age only by the end of the decade. Expect
Contributors
made by cargo, domestic travel, Geoffrey Thomas the battle for supremacy in the urban air mobility arena to heat up
10 and business aviation. Head- Art Director
soon.
ISLAND OF winds, however, remain maya.khonglah@gbp.com.sg The biennial Singapore airshow will provide an insight into the plans
Miamica Khonglah
of Asian carriers for the future. It will also indicate the level of
STABILITY 27 Web Director interest in the region for Boeing’s 737 MAX single-aisle jetliner,
which has now returned to the skies. While Boeing needs a big win
Elmer Valencia
There has been an increased NEW WINGS elmer.valencia@gbp.com.sg in the region to inject some wind into its sails, Airbus already has a
winner in its A321XLR, which is slated to enter service next year
demand for passenger-to-freight- Circulation Manager and will likely be very popular with airlines in the region. The GBP
er conversions The eVTOL industry is advanc- Akshay Satyamurthy Aerospace & Defence team will be reporting on-site from the
ing at a rapid pace akshay.satyamurthy@gbp.com.sg Singapore airshow. Log on to www.gbp.com.sg for all the latest
15 from the Singapore airshow.

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