Innovation is a word used with increasing regularity in the aerospace industry, most often to describe each new, shiny technology that promises to change the way we fly forever. Far less attention is given to the everyday problems faced by operators such as issues concerning cost, maintenance and reliability. Innovation is not just about trying to create something new for the future; it can also be about finding new and exciting ways to improve on the solutions of the past. Gary Girard, commercial director at Cobalt Aerospace, heads a team of engineers doing exactly that.
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