Subscription Required Introduction Nov. 30, 2014: Airlines now lease about 50% of their aircraft under a variety of mechanisms: operating, finance, leveraged and Islamic leases, just to name a few. There are operating leasing, special purpose and “house”… Read More
Posted on November 30, 2014 by Scott Hamilton
Airbus, ATR, Boeing, Bombardier, Comac, Embraer, Irkut, Mitsubishi, Premium
737, 747-400, 747-8, 777-300ER, A320, AerCap, Air Lease Corp., Airbus, ATR, Boeing, Bombardier, Comac, Embraer, GECAS, George Batchelor, ILFC, Irkut, Mitsubishi, Steven Udvar-Hazy
Nov. 30, 2014: MTU Investors Day: MTU is a major participant in engine development and supplies, participating on the GEnx, GTF and GEnx program. It’s also a member of the joint venture in International Aero Engines and it’s… Read More
Posted on November 30, 2014 by Scott Hamilton
Today we’re watching the Seattle Seahawks…Go Hawks! We’re off until Monday.
Posted on November 27, 2014 by Scott Hamilton
Nov. 26, 2014:Storm Warnings: We’ve made references in recent posts about airlines on our “Storm Warning Flag” list. In 2013, we compiled the Top Customers for Single-Aisle and Twin-Aisle Airplanes for Airbus and Boeing. Here’s our 2013 Storm… Read More
Posted on November 25, 2014 by Scott Hamilton
By Bjorn Fehrm Nov. 25, 2014: In our article series around the performance of a modern airliner we have now come to the climb after takeoff. We started with cruise as this was simplest because the aircraft is… Read More
Posted on November 25, 2014 by Bjorn Fehrm
Nov. 25, 2014: E-175s for Alaska Airlines: SkyWest Airlines of the USA, a provider of contract service to several US carriers, ordered seven Embraer E-175s for planned service for Alaska Airlines. Simultaneously, Alaska announced new service from its… Read More
Posted on November 25, 2014 by Scott Hamilton
Subscription required. Now open to all Readers. By Bjorn Fehrm and Scott Hamilton Introduction Nov. 24, 2014: Bombardier CSeries flight testing has now passed 500 flight hours, and with the addition of Flight Test Vehicle 5 to the… Read More
Posted on November 24, 2014 by Scott Hamilton
Korean tanker competition: South Korean is holding a competition for an aerial refueling tanker and in many respects, it sounds like a rerun of the USAF competition between Airbus and Boeing. In the US contest, major debates happened… Read More
Posted on November 24, 2014 by Scott Hamilton
Subscription required. Introduction With the end of the year a mere five weeks away, Airbus appears to have made little progress in closing its production gap for the A330. Summary Airbus still has a gap of approaching 150… Read More
Posted on November 23, 2014 by Scott Hamilton
No response to A321neoLR: Reuters reports that Boeing isn’t going to respond to the Airbus A321neoLR, the airplane intended to be a bonafide replacement for the Boeing 757. “We are very happy with where the MAX 9 sits… Read More
Posted on November 20, 2014 by Scott Hamilton