Commercial Aviation in a Post-COVID-19 Future: The Case of Washington DC’s Dulles Airport

04/23/2020
by James Durso Washington Dulles International Airport is for many people in the Washington, D.C. area the “hometown” airport, though it is also a major airport for international business travelers and has welcomed innumerable immigrants who chose to make their life in America. The airport opened in 1962 and showcases…

The French Navy Deals with Covid-19

04/17/2020
By Pierre Tran Paris – Around a third of the sailors on the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier have shown infection by coronavirus, with one sailor placed under intensive care in a Toulon military hospital, the armed forces ministry said April 15 in a statement. The navy chief of staff,…

French Defense Industrial Re-Set as France Prepares to Re-Emerge from the Coronavirus Crisis

04/15/2020
By Pierre Tran Paris – Dassault Aviation has resumed training flights for Indian pilots on the Rafale fighter jet, as the aircraft builder seeks to meet contract requirements despite the deadly spread of coronavirus. “At Merignac, the (conversion training center) activities started on Monday with a daily mission for two…

Crises Learning: The Australian Case

04/13/2020
By Michael Shoebridge Australian governments at all levels have learned a lot between the onset of the bushfire season and the first stages of the novel coronavirus pandemic. There’s a clear understanding that national crises require coherent national responses. And that the seams between and among the Commonwealth and the…

Operation Irini: Or Operation Cassandra?

04/10/2020
by defenceWeb The European Union is stepping up its efforts to enforce the UN arms embargo on Libya through the launch of a new CSDP (Common Security and Defence Policy) military operation in the Mediterranean. The European Union (EU) Council on 31 March adopted a decision launching Operation EU Navfor…