Aviation Briefing: Alex Macheras

Aviation Briefing: Alex Macheras

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We're A Bit Closer To Supersonic Flying
Commercial aviation’s return to supersonic flying (for the first time since Concorde) received a major vote in confidence this week, as American…
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Alex Macheras
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Special Afghanistan Edition: One Year On
In this briefing, I’ll look at how Afghanistan’s aviation gateway became the centre of the fall of Kabul, the country's reliance on foreign airlines for…
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Alex Macheras
Global Aviation Adjusts to Taiwan-China-US Tensions
China has warned commercial airlines operating in Asia to avoid flying in the skies around Taiwan as it conducts ‘military exercises in response to…
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Alex Macheras

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May 2022

25 May: Hong Kong "Off the Map"; IAG and the 737 MAX; Air France-KLM; Airbus-Boeing; Qantas; & More
Hello, here’s your Aviation Briefing for Wednesday 25 May 2022. We begin in Hong Kong, once the aviation hub of the world, now essentially ‘off the map…
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Alex Macheras
18 May: "Boeing Needs to Get Its Sh*t Together!" Blasts Europe's Largest Airline; Russia Sanctions Bite; China 737 Crash "Deliberate…
Hello, here’s your Aviation Briefing for Wednesday 18 May 2022. “Boeing needs to get its sh*t together!” says the CEO of Europe’s largest airline…
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Alex Macheras
May 11: Why Aviation is in Crisis As Pandemic Recovery Continues, African Airlines Unite Over Fuel Struggles, Airbus-Boeing, & More
Hello, here’s your Aviation Briefing for Wednesday 11 May 2022. For well over a decade, airlines and aircraft manufacturers have worked together to…
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Alex Macheras
4 May: 20-Hour Flights On the Horizon, Airbus-Boeing, Trump & Boeing's Costly 'Art of the Deal' & More
Hello, here’s your Aviation Briefing for Wednesday 4 May 2022. We begin in Australia, where flag carrier Qantas has confirmed an Airbus long-haul jet…
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Alex Macheras

April 2022

April 27: Why Airlines Are Bracing For a Summer of Disruption, BA's Madrid Base, Airbus-Qatar Legal Battle, 777X, Elon Musk, and more
Hello, here’s your Aviation Briefing for Wednesday 27 April 2022.Across the northern hemisphere, it’s going to be a summer of disruption for airlines …
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Alex Macheras
20 April: What Will Beijing Report on the 737 Crash? Russia Airspace Avoidance Here for the Long-Haul; A321XLR Prep; US Airlines Drop Masks…
Hello, here’s your Aviation Briefing for Wednesday 20 April 2022. We begin in Montreal, Canada – home to the United Nations agency for aviation, the…
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Alex Macheras
13 April: Boeing 737 MAX Returns; The Airlines Hiding The "MAX" Name; European Travel Rush, Iran Deal Hopes For Aircraft Orders; Gulf…
Hello, here’s your Aviation Briefing for Wednesday 13 April 2022. We begin in Ethiopia, where after a 3-year ban, the nation’s civil aviation authority…
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Alex Macheras
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