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The Eurofighter Typhoon combat aircraft – one of the most successful military collaborations of the cold war making an appearance at the ILA Berlin Air Show in 2024. Sergey Kohl/Shutterstock

Compete to survive, cooperate to exist: the sovereignty paradox at the heart of Europe’s defence industry

Understanding the coopetition mechanics behind Europe’s defence dilemma is vital and key for making much-needed headway.
The hijacking of U.S. aircraft – like the three hijacked in 1970 by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine – made it impossible for American policymakers to ignore the threat. Bettmann/Getty Images

D.B. Cooper, the changing nature of hijackings and the foundation for today’s airport security

From 1968 to 1974, US airlines experienced 130 hijackings. But it was Cooper’s hijacking-as-extortion plot that captured the public’s imagination – and inspired a copycat crime wave.
Airlines experienced their worst year on record in 2020, with passenger numbers down by 60 per cent compared to 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Air traffic control funding model ravaged by pandemic as industry struggles to recover

The COVID-19 pandemic has been unlike any crisis, both in terms of depth and duration, and has damaged the aviation industry more than most sectors.

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