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International air travel has been slow to recover but the impressive
return of domestic air travel is a relief for global airframers that had
to contend with an unprecedented halt to the global airline industry
Editor during the COVID-19 pandemic. A positive outcome of the
Vittorio Rossi Prudente pandemic has been that the aviation industry has accelerated its
vittorio.prudente@gbp.com.sg
efforts to achieve net zero CO2 emissions by 2050. Companies are
Deputy Editor already exploring the various aircraft configurations and propulsion
Jay Menon options for a futuristic commercial aircraft. Suffice to say, it won’t
jay.menon@gbp.com.sg look anything like the jetliners and regional turboprops that we are
used to seeing today.
Technology Editor
Atul Chandra
atul.chandra@gbp.com.sg We are now in an era of rapid technological change. One sector
where this is emerging to the fore is the case of eVTOLs that aim to
Managing Editor
provide a sustainable urban transport alternative. While electric
Arun Sivasankaran
arun.sivasankaran@gbp.com.sg vehicles have already entered the mainstream, the eVTOL industry
is likely to truly come of age only by the end of the decade. Expect
Contributors the battle for supremacy in the urban air mobility arena to heat up
Geoffrey Thomas soon.
Art Director
The biennial Singapore airshow will provide an insight into the plans
Miamica Khonglah
maya.khonglah@gbp.com.sg of Asian carriers for the future. It will also indicate the level of
interest in the region for Boeing’s 737 MAX single-aisle jetliner,
Web Director
which has now returned to the skies. While Boeing needs a big win
Elmer Valencia
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
Circulation Manager and will likely be very popular with airlines in the region. The GBP
Akshay Satyamurthy Aerospace & Defence team will be reporting on-site from the
akshay.satyamurthy@gbp.com.sg Singapore airshow. Log on to www.gbp.com.sg for all the latest
from the Singapore airshow.
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