JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #58 - June - July 2010 - 3

EDITORIAL
No58 June - July 2010

47th year
President and CEO/Publisher:
Frédérique Mutel mutel@jeccomposites.com

Editor-in-chief: Frédéric Reux
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The sky clears
There was plenty of good news for the aeronautical sector in early June 2010. On the first day – 8 June 2010 – of the ILA Airshow in Berlin, Emirates Airlines placed an order for thirty-two additional A380s with Airbus. These 32 aircraft are to be added to the 58 that the airline has already ordered. The carrier currently operates ten A380s. Almost 5.5 billion people have already had the chance to travel on one of the thirty A380s in service flying in and out of twenty major international airports. Just before this news came out, the Farnborough International Airshow (FIA) in England announced that “this year’s FIA looks set to be another record year with exhibition space now sold out. Event organisers, Farnborough International Ltd. (FIL), say that the show – which takes place 19-25 July 2010 – will be better than ever for business”. The aeronautical sector is regaining confidence. This good piece of news has been long-awaited, especially after the financial crisis and the volcanic episode in Iceland. Medium-term prospects for the aeronautical market – whether for Boeing or for Airbus – are encouraging. Various studies have shown that even during tough times, the aeronautical sector tends to pull through better than most of the other industrial sectors. According to Airbus’ latest global market forecast, “some 25,000 new passenger and freighter aircraft valued at US$3.1 trillion will be delivered from 2009 to 2028. Emerging economies, evolving airline networks, expansion of low-cost carriers and the increasing number of mega-cities as well as traffic growth and the replacement of older, less efficient aircraft with more eco-efficient airliners are factors driving demand for new aircraft.” And what role do composites play in all of this? They contribute to the overall good conditions. The Boeing 787 Dreamliner successfully undertook its maiden flight on 15 December 2009, opening up another page in the civil aviation history books. The Japanese airline All Nippon Airways (ANA) still expects to start operating the aircraft sometime in the fourth quarter 2010. Having surpassed the 50% mark in composite materials, the Airbus A350 Extra Wide Body (XWB) will have to wait until at least 2013 to be brought into service. The contribution of composite materials is already significant, especially in light of the ever-growing demand to provide airline companies worldwide with more fuel-efficient aircraft. The only feasible solution that can achieve this involves reducing the overall aircraft weight and optimising the engine systems. The future of composites lies before us.

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