AFP And Reuters: Partner David Stewart Discusses The Future Of Aerospace Ahead Of Farnborough
July 19, 2018
Aviation and Aerospace Adviser at Oliver Wyman, David Stewart, spoke to Agence France-Presse ahead of the 2018 Farnborough International Air Show.
Discussing Rolls-Royce’s hybrid flying taxi prototype, which it hopes to deploy in the early 2020s, David told AFP that the aerospace sector was facing pressure to become more environmentally friendly.
Rolls-Royce’s hybrid vehicle plans to use a traditional gas turbine engine with an electrical system wrapped around it.
"I think that electrical propulsion is a potential disruptor to the way things are powered. We are quite a long way for electrical power to be a replacement for kerosene, but never say never," David said.
The full article can be found here. It was covered in Le Figaro, France 24, Washington Post, Le Point, L’Express and Yahoo! News, among others.
David also spoke to Reuters on the impact of Brexit on smaller aerospace companies, especially around cross-border supply.
Read the full article here, which was also covered in the New York Times and CNBC.
While at Farnborough Air Show, David moderated the FINN Sessions panel ‘Future Tech for Engines: What’s next?’ on the 17th July 2018.
Read more about Oliver Wyman’s presence at Farnborough here.
