787 First Flight delay perspective

Update, June 25: In the myriad of stories about the new 787 delay is this nugget from an Australian reporter: “The 787-8 is currently around 7.5 tonnes overweight and showing a burn of around 4% more fuel than… Read More

Podcast: Paris Air Show, A Look Back

Addison Schonland, Richard Aboulafia and I did a podcast late yesterday, talking about the commercial orders at the Air Show, Airbus, Bombardier, the tanker program, UAVs and last but not least we took bets on whether the first… Read More

787 First flight postponed

Press Release Source: Boeing On Tuesday June 23, 2009, 9:00 am EDT EVERETT, Wash., June 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Boeing (NYSE: BA – News) today announced that first flight of the 787 Dreamliner will be postponed due to a… Read More