WORLD AIR FORCES 2020 1 | FlightGlobal WORLD AIR FORCES 2020 CONTENTS 30 April-6 May 2019 I flightglobal.com 12-18 March 2019 I flightglobal.com ANALYSIS 4 Worldwide top 10 active aircraft types 5 21-27 May 2019 I flightglobal.com Worldwide active fleet per region 6-7 ProgrAMMe B l u e s k i e s PRoPuLsIon for Lightning B a l a n c e TECHNOLOGY Fleet size for leading countries by role 8-9 As F-35 gives US naval aviation a lift, why Lockheed’s fighter is on the rise of power Getting in A f t e r D r e a m l i n e r , w i l l B o e i n g offer engine choice for NMA? ISSN 0015-3710 formation £3.90 Pitch battle Widebody winners 18 While Max faces scrutiny, how Big-twins stole March with Why Australia is teaming up with Airbus averted loss of control 14 bumper end to first quarter22 Boeing for loyal wingman project 9 770015 371310 ISSN 0015-3710 £3.90 Powering ahead Blown away 11 Comac outlines plan to double UK waves off Tornados, as its SPECIALA SUPPLEMENT strength of C919 test fleet11 last GR4s enter retirement 26 IR 9 770015 371310 BU S WORLD AIR FORCES AT 50 28 May-3 June 2019 I flightglobal.com World air forces directory 10-34 110 years INVESTIGATION 9-15 April 2019 I flightglobal.com ISSN 0015-3710 Sheremetyevo £3.90 Lisbon lift Rising fortunes 21 Embraer confident Portugal will XTI on a high, as innovative bolster its KC-390 backlog 19 TriFan testbed gets aloft 22 hard landing 9 770015 371310 Details emerge of stricken Superjet’s final seconds before tragic blaze of aviation 19-25 March 2019 I flightglobal.com PRODUCTION The Neo ISSN 0015-3710 £3.90 Brisk business Swiss pleas 22 All the news from corporate Bern allocates almost €6bn for normal aviation’s EBACE gathering 10 fighter replacement effort23 9 770015 371310 Airbus powers up its delivery ambitions for re-engined A330 ISSN 0015-3710 £3.90 Sitting pretty Ankara’s away 15 Get comfortable with our plush Will Washington eject Turkish Aircraft Interiors coverage 14 suppliers from F-35 project? 25 9 770015 371310 SAFETY coverage Scrutinised to the Max 26 March-1 April 2019 I flightglobal.com All eyes on newest 737s after Ethiopian tragedy 7-13 May 2019 I flightglobal.com Widebody winners Lightning strike Lufthansa picks A350, Dreamliner F-35 could take Pole position for its long-haul fleet renewal in Harpia fighter contest Throughout 110 years of continuous aviation coverage from Flight International, its readers have 16-22 April 2019 I flightglobal.com been there and read it all: GroundInG Facing close inspection ProductIon Certification process in spotlight as regulators assess 737 Max safety cloudy outlook Max grounding forces 737 rate reduction, as flIght test Boeing counts cost of narrowbody’s troubles • The fi rst international airline fl ight in 1919 Brave Neo world We put re-engined A330 through its paces – but ISSN 0015-3710 £3.90 Superjumbo slip Good Atmosphere can Airbus widebody better the Dreamliner? 13 Have A380 operations peaked, Why Bombardier’s new CRJ900 with 2019 total to decline? 15 interior is breath of fresh air 30 • First ever fl ight of a jet airliner, the Comet, in 1949 9 770015 371310 ISSN 0015-3710 £3.90 Under pressure AtAK minded 19 Boeing boss faces shareholders Turkish Aerospace unveils future as 737 Max disquiet mounts 9 combat helicopter concept 24 • Man’s fi rst footsteps on the moon, and Concorde’s 9 770015 371310 fi rst fl ight in 1969 26 February-4 March 2019 I flightglobal com CUTAWAY 5-11 March 2019 I flightglobal.com • The formation of Airbus and Embraer in 1969 Better ISSN 0015-3710 £3.90 Electric dream Splashing out 16 How Collins investment will Polish navy makes waves with by design charge hybrid propulsion 15 AW101 helicopter selection 16 9 770015 371310 ANNIVERSARY W h y A e r o V o d o c h o d y ’ s n e w • The fi rst fl ights of Boeing 777 and Eurofi ghter in 1994 L-39NG is heading for success Supersonic champion Fifty years since its debut – why • The fi rst fl ights of the Airbus A400M and Boeing Concorde remains unrivalled icon 787 Dreamliner in 2009 14-20 May 2019 I flightglobal.com FLIGHT TEST Alpine wonder We find out if PC-24 What will tomorrow bring? is a true all-rounder ISSN 0015-3710 £3.90 Bye, BMI Down wonder 09 As another UK regional Royal Australian Air Force operator goes under, what transformation gathers pace 9 770015 371310 You can keep up with all the latest stories, analysis prompted carrier’s demise? 16 with F-35 introduction 30 ISSN 0015-3710 £3.90 Command fail Power battle 10 How unqualified pilot’s actions GE, Rolls-Royce vie for CR929 doomed Aeromexico E-Jet 9 widebody engine selection 10 and insight into today’s aviation industry with Flight 9 770015 371310 International. 4-10 June 2019 I flightglobal.com ISSN 0015-3710 £3.90 Superjet disaster Cold comfort 20 Aeroflot tragedy leaves Russia Icelandair could ditch Max plan facing questions over safety 9 and move to all-Airbus fleet15 9 770015 371310 The information contained in our databases and used in this presentation has been assembled from many sources, and whilst reasonable care has been PROGRAMME SAVE 30% ON YOUR Ready to taken to ensure accuracy, the information is supplied on the understanding that no legal liability whatsoever shall attach to FlightGlobal, its offices, or deliver Will LM-100J certification employees in respect of any error or omission that may have occurred. lift Lockheed sales prospects? 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Our data also shows a year-on- fleets in 2019, Singapore confirmed its inten- Florida. The service will follow the USN, year increase in the number of Airbus De- tion to buy at least four for evaluation pur- Australia and India in fielding the 737NG- fence & Space A400Ms now available to per- poses, and Poland advanced a request to buy derived platform operationally, with Norway form air-to-air refuelling tasks with 32 to meet its fleet renewal needs. UK-owned also having ordered the type, and New fixed-wing receivers. The French air force F-35Bs also made their first landings aboard Zealand and South Korea intending to also welcomed its first of two Lockheed KC- the Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Queen follow suit. 130J tankers during the year. Elizabeth. Due to be delivered from 2020, the United Embraer’s delivery of a first C/KC-390 Lockheed’s venerable F-16 also continues Arab Emirates’ Bombardier Global 6000- transport/tanker to the Brazilian air force US inventory dominates our to secure business, with orders from Bahrain, based GlobalEye surveillance aircraft fleet was another significant milestone recorded World Air Forces listing, Bulgaria, Morocco and Slovakia on its books. appears set to grow further, with the nation in 2019. India, meanwhile, flew the last with a 25% share of total US Air Force Air US Boeing’s F/A-18E/F Super Hornet line is also revealing at the Dubai air show that it could production example of Boeing’s C-17 to its healthy, with the USN having signed for a increase its current orders for three to five. home base. CRAIG HOYLE LONDON Foreign policy clashes reshaped defence procurement in further 78. Tanker numbers are also on the rise, large- Rotorcraft sales during the year included The global Rafale operators club now num- ly resulting from the introduction of the US steps among eastern European NATO nations perations at home and inter­ 2019 as international tension between the USA and Turkey bers four members, with Dassault having Air Force’s (USAF’s) 767-based KC-46A.