Chronicles 12 December 2014 The “Piste des géants” is on its way. As evoked a few years ago by Pierre Sparaco, in one of his chronicles for AeroMorning, there was an urgent need for action to preserve…
Chronicles 7 November 2014 The Franco-British combat drone officially launched – 07-11-2014 Now known as combat air systems rather than combat aircraft, there will clearly be only one future system to replace Rafale and Eurofighter, which will…
Chronicles, News 22 September 2014 Aircraft maintenance flying high Autumn is a time of aircraft revision and maintenance. For years, it has been the moment chosen by the organisers to hold the highest ranking…
Chronicles 31 July 2014 Civil aviation hit by 3 disasters in 8 days This is certainly not the first lethal summer in the history of civil aviation, but three air accidents in just eight days have marred this…
Chronicles 15 July 2014 Airbus brightens up the first day of the Farnborough air show Ah, if only the world economy were as healthy as the aircraft industry, we French would not be so despondent! The WTO, the World Bank…
Chronicles 27 March 2014 Russian alert for the Western supply-chain No politics, I said in my chronicle of March 13, although some will say that I am going back on my word this week. Not…
Chronicles 28 February 2014 Airbus Group revamping its defence and space operations to take on markets New governance = new practices, or is all this purely circumstantial? The fact remains that Tom Enders, CEO of the brand new Airbus Group, which…
Chronicles 18 November 2013 Heavy toll for the partners of the C919 The battle of figures is in full swing. While the Dubai Airshow opened on record orders from the two major global players Boeing and Airbus…
Chronicles 31 October 2013 Space propulsion: Soon an “all electric” satellite in orbit Have you heard of the Electra project? A project born of a partnership between ESA and the satellite operator SES, Electra is expected to be…
Chronicles 17 July 2012 After Farnborough – Are Airbus and Boeing heading towards a dangerous “bubble”? If international air shows were organised purely for the media’s behalf, they would probably be better off renting a few hundred square metres in the…
Chronicles 1 June 2012 Flying in 2050 – Traffic statistics are not going to reach the sky. How to predict the future of air transport by 2050? The ID Aéro consultancy are not the only ones to take up the challenge: last…
Chronicles 6 January 2012 The Concorde in Versailles – Within 3 months, judgment in appeal of the July 2000 accident. Dura lex sed lex. In exactly three months, the Concorde will come again in front of the judges. Or more precisely Continental Airlines, which became…
Chronicles 31 March 2011 Sustainable mobility – The European Commission has a dream: “competitive” transports. There is no point of making a knowing look and to act as if everything was understood… Convened in Madrid for a conclave, the thinking…
Chronicles 22 March 2011 China, always China – Is Avic group exaggerating? One can wonder: by constantly getting ahead of schedule, wanting to be on the top level as fast as possible, isn’t the Chinese aerospace industry…
Chronicles 18 November 2010 A New World – This time, the Chinese have really entered the race The China air show in Zhuhai has provided a launch platform for the C919, the declared competitor of the A320 and 737. The Chinese, naturally,…