McGraw out as Boeing tanker chief

It’s buried in this Bloomberg story and there’s little meaningful reported about why, but Mark McGraw is out as the head of Boeing’s tanker program. The story headlines the prospect that Boeing may protest proposed changes to the… Read More

GE, CFMI commit to new engine

London, England: GE Aviation, CFM International and Safran, all partners in the CFM group that makes the CFM56 engine that’s on the Boeing 737-300 through 900 and about half of the Airbus A320 family and some A340 models,… Read More

EADS Media Day

We attended the EADS Media Day that is held in advance of the two major air shows, Paris and Farnborough. Some highlights: EADS CEO Louis Gallois said EADS, one year after implementation of the Power8 restructuring program began,… Read More