Aviation - rising above the storm

The economic recession. Ash clouds. Global warming. Terrorism alerts. Influenza epidemics. The aviation industry has suffered one crisis after
another over the past decade. Yet it survives shocks that would cripple other sectors and is about to start growing again in 2010. What is its secret?

Some answers can be found in the article under the headline "Survivor".

Low weight wonder
Volvo Aero is racing to deliver light weight compressor casing technology for the heart of the newest Rolls-Royce
Trent engine.

Volvo Aero is playing an important role in
the development of Rolls-Royce’s sixth-generation Trent XWB engine for the Airbus A350 XWB.The engine will equip all three members of the
A350 XWBs family.

Read the full article.

Dreams that never took off
The thought of being able to fly has fascinated human beings since time immemorial and there has been no shortage of visions for turning the dream
into reality.

In the article "It seemed like a good idea at the time..."you can read about some ambitious dreams which never really “took off”.

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