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Odds and Ends: Starting 2012
Outlook for 2012: We’ve historically provided our outlook for the coming year by taking a look at the major airframe and engine OEMs. This year, our outlook is combined with that of Ernie Arvai and Addison Schonland over at AirInsight, which also looks at the Highs and Lows of 2011.
Boeing: The Seattle Times has a good year-end wrap up/2012 Outlook.
Boeing 787: Boeing did not make its target of delivering 5-7 787s in 2011. It only delivered two. Update, 9:45am: Blogger Airline Reporter says Boeing and ANA signed the paperwork on Dec. 30 for a third 787, arguably making this a third “delivery” but ANA won’t actually take possession until Jan. 4. We had asked Boeing Jan. 1 if any more deliveries had taken place in 2011 and a Boeing spokeswoman said Boeing would not confirm deliveries until the Jan. 5 update.
Bombardier: In part 3 of its look at 2012, AirInsight has a podcast with Bombardier talking about the CSeries.
Cathay Pacific: Aspire Aviation has an in-depth look at Cathay Pacific, including future fleet acquisition prospects. Daniel Tsang believes CX favors the Boeing 747-8I over the Airbus A380 at this point in evaluation, largely on great cargo capacity and a preference for frequency over passenger capacity.
Wichita (KS): December was a bad month for the aviation center in Wichita (KS). First came the news that Boeing may not finish the KC-46A tanker there and that the entire Boeing Wichita center may close. Then Hawker Beechcraft lost a USAF contract to Brazil’s Embraer. In fact, Hawker was excluded from bidding and is suing.
Leeham News: Our readership was up 62% in 2011 over 2010. Thanks to you all.
Boeing 787 deliveries in 2011: 2
So the price goes to UKair 😉
see : http://leehamnews.wordpress.com/2012/01/02/odds-and-ends-starting-2012/
ups, wrong link.
see : http://leehamnews.wordpress.com/2011/07/15/how-many-787s-will-boeing-deliver-in-2011/
Cheers Uwe! 🙂
Well, going by some postings on a notorious site
Boeing and ANA managed to finish paperworks for the
third delivery on the 30th. But the item went tech and
will now not move out before the 4th.
i.e. on paper Boeing delivered 3 Dreamliners in 2011.
( Please hand back your price 😉
I will start the ‘paperwork’ 🙂
Funny thing is that ‘2’ wasn’t a guess and it was very nearly right… 🙂
Here to both large airliner OEMs having a great 2012.
You asking for that option stuck with me.
Anyway, three days more or less is insignificant in scope of other delays.
The “GE hung” delays seemingly being linked to lightning protection problems in the wing /pylon interface are more noteworthy.
It indicates that the early common pylon/engine interface is now a wing/pylon common thing with probably significant differences in the pylon.