Drop the pilot or ‘keep skin in the game?’
What’s the fastest and most efficient way to develop autonomous aircraft – to drop the pilot from the outset or keep one on board, at least initially, to keep “skin in the game”. The developments in...
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One small step for man, a ‘decade leap forward’ for Canada
Neil Armstrong would be proud. Or maybe Ryan Gosling would be – since he played him in the powerful moon landing movie First Man. Either way, those who favour the advancement of air mobility...
OPINION: Urban Air Mobility – changing how people travel via natural evolution
Urban-centred air transportation is not a new concept. In the 1970s, Boston and some other cities had services based on-demand helicopter taxi. However, the accidents, air pollution, noise, and cost ultimately grounded the taxi...
Take it from us: navigating an aviation business transformation
Todd Wolynski, Partner at White & Case, and Oliver Althoff, Managing Director – North America at Seabury Securities, explain what aviation companies need to do to restructure. As former General Counsel and Chief Administrative...
The storm facing off-shore
The Cromarty Firth, a 19-mile long inlet on the Northeast coast of Scotland, is a popular place to spot bottlenose dolphins, harbour porpoises and seals. When the oil price is low you can also...
Lessons from the trenches: Tips from a leasing company’s Chapter 11
Todd Wolynski, partner at White & Case, looks at what he learnt as general counsel and chief administrative officer of Waypoint Leasing during its Chapter 11 restructuring. About a year ago, I completed the...
OPINION: Coping with Coronavirus
Nobody could have predicted the impact of the coronavirus. Even now, its full consequences are less than clear. In a little over a month, we have moved from a handful of reported cases outside...
Gama’s right time for rotary
Gama Aviation is no stranger to rotary aviation. It has long offered maintenance services for helicopters and its co-founder is both a fixed wing and helicopter pilot and maintains a long-standing love of all...
Right helicopter, wrong time for Bristow
This originally appeared as part of our Helicopter Investor Weekly newsletter series. Click here to subscribe. What a difference six years can make. At Heli-Expo 2013 Airbus celebrated Bristow Helicopters signing as an early...
Super Puma hits new delivery milestone
When the SA332 Super Puma first flew in 1978, many were impressed by its performance. But few suspected that 40 years later the Super Puma family would prove its longevity by outlasting two company...