Flight shift

The skies above Europe are shifting, not with spectacle, but with purpose. In Belfast, investment pours into reliability and innovation, as local firms like Thompson Aero Seating ride a billion-pound growth wave. Electric aircraft make their European debut, hinting at a low-emission future once thought decades away. Meanwhile, strategic moves—like Vinci’s airport acquisition and Air India’s massive fleet expansion—signal a redefinition of control and ambition in global airspace.

This isn’t about flashy headlines. It’s about a quieter transformation, where the balance of power, sustainability, and industrial capacity is being redrawn—region by region, runway by runway.