We’ve been traveling on business all week and naturally the conversation was all aviation. We spoke with lessors, aerospace analysts, hedge funds and private equity. In what amounts to a data dump, here is what is being discussed… Read More
Posted on November 30, 2012 by Scott Hamilton
Labor contract negotiations between Boeing and SPEEA took a turn for the worse (and things were bad already) when Boeing asked for federal mediation. If this request is granted, SPEEA won’t be able to strike while mediation is… Read More
Posted on November 29, 2012 by Scott Hamilton
Boeing’s next twin-aisle strategy: Aspire Aviation has this long article looking at when Boeing will launch the 787-10 and 777X. Our thoughts on the topic: We are hearing EIS for the 787-10, as Aspire reports, will be 2018… Read More
Posted on November 29, 2012 by Scott Hamilton
Within minutes of each other, we received the updates from Boeing and SPEEA, below. It doesn’t sound like they were in the same meeting. Boeing and SPEEA discuss Ed Wells Partnership funding Today, Boeing and SPEEA had… Read More
Posted on November 28, 2012 by Scott Hamilton
Notation: Aeroturbopower weighs in on the controversy with his usual data-driven analysis. With the commencement of the advertising battle between Boeing and Airbus, it is useful to make some additional comparisons prepared by AirInsight. Here is the offending… Read More
Posted on November 28, 2012 by Scott Hamilton
A new battle has broken out between Airbus and Boeing, this time with a sharp (and perhaps unprecedented) advertisement by Airbus accusing Boeing of outright lying. (Click to enlarge.) We don’t remember ever seeing this direct assault by… Read More
Posted on November 27, 2012 by Scott Hamilton
Back to work: Airbus flight tests reveal that its Sharklet is one-half percent better on long-range operations than had been forecast. . The company revealed that the A320 Sharklet 4% better fuel burn than the current airplane on… Read More
Posted on November 25, 2012 by Scott Hamilton
OK, the PBY Catalina was too easy. Try this one.
Posted on November 23, 2012 by Scott Hamilton
OK, Readers, y’all had a good time with the post yesterday. It’s Thanksgiving. Here’s another Mystery Photo to identify. It is an airplane.
Posted on November 22, 2012 by Scott Hamilton
The Everett Herald has this story. The Seattle Times has this story. Sunday, November 25, is a critical date in the looming confrontation between Boeing and its White Collar engineers union, SPEEA. This is the date the current… Read More
Posted on November 21, 2012 by Scott Hamilton