BETWEEN THE PAST AND THE FUTURE
2020 is the last year of the second decade of the third millennium. It certainly is the termination of a cycle that will be remembered by historians of the future. For the aviation it has an unquestionable historic value. It marks a period of search for higher operating efficiency. Remotorized models developed by the leading world’s aeronautical manufacturers reflect this trend. It is the case of the triple seven, an icon in the international air transport. We highlight the first flight of the new version and we show the changes of the Boeing folding wings as well as the prospects of the certification of the 777-9 and the 777-8. One more of these aircrafts, also from Boeing, is the 737 MAX, which has an even more symbolic signification. It is…