Airbus may have booked close to 900 orders for the A320neo family by the time the air show ends tomorrow, a plane that Boeing says merely reaches “parity” with the 737-800. Airbus, of course, hotly disputes Boeing’s computations… Read More
Boeing retains full confidence in the 777 despite the frontal attack by Airbus with its A350 family. News, first broken by Leeham News June 5 in this forum, that Airbus and Rolls-Royce will revise slightly the design of… Read More
Paris Air Show: The chief technology officer for Airbus parent EADS is skeptical of composites for the A320 class of airplane while Boeing considers the material to be the “baseline preference” for what officials call the New Small… Read More
Visions that Boeing could create a production “supersite” appear to be little more than a “super-dream,” it turns out. Mike Bair, vice president of Advanced 737 Product Development, first revealed his vision for a production supersite shortly after… Read More
Scott Fancher, VP in charge of the Boeing 787 program, believes delivery of the first Boeing 787 will, at long last, be achieved in the third quarter. In a briefing in advance of the Paris Air Show, Fancher… Read More