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Looking ahead to 2014

Here’s what to look for in 2014 in commercial aviation. Airbus A350 XWB: The high-profile A350 XWB program continues flight testing this year. Entry-into-service has been a sliding target. The program is running about 18 months behind original… Read More

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Posted on January 12, 2014 by Scott Hamilton

air force tanker, Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, Comac, CSeries, Embraer, GE Aviation, Irkut, Mitsubishi, Pratt & Whitney, Rolls-Royce, Sukhoi, YAK

737 MAX, 747-8, 757, 767, 777 Classic, 777X, 787, A320NEO, A330, A330neo, A350, A380, A380RE, Airbus, ARJ21, Boeing, Bombardier, C919, CSeries, E-Jet, E-Jet E1, EJet E2, Embraer, GE Aviation, GEnx, Irkut, KC-46A, MC-21, Mitsubishi, Mitsubishi MRJ, Q400, Rolls-Royce, SSJ100, Sukhoi, Superjet, Trent 1000-TEN, YAK, Yak-242

The case for an A330neo

With the increasing possibility that Airbus will defer or even drop the A350-800, the case for an A330neo becomes much stronger. Absent the A358, Airbus has no effective competition to the Boeing 787-8. The current A330, which we… Read More

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Posted on January 12, 2014 by Scott Hamilton

Airbus, Boeing

787-8, 787-9, A330, A330-200, A330-300, A330neo, Airbus, Boeing

Outsourcing focus of Boeing report, but misses bigger picture; IAM vote aftermath; Boeing’s 2013

A long article (10 pages when printed) discusses the pitfalls Boeing had by outsourcing so much work on the 787. This much is not new. The point the article raises–transferring technology and the potential decline of US aerospace… Read More

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Posted on January 6, 2014 by Scott Hamilton

Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, CFM, China, Comac, CSeries, Embraer, IAM 751, International Association of Machinists, McDonnell Douglas

787, Airbus, ARJ-21, AVIC, Boeing, Bombardier, C919, CFM International, Comac, CSeries, Embraer, ERJ-145, IAM 751, International Association of Machinists, McDonnell Douglas, MD-80, Q400

Qatar swaps A319neo to A320neo; just 29-39 orders remain

Qatar Airways has swapped its order for the A319neo in favor of the A320neo, leaving just 29-39 orders remaining for the smallest version of the neo family. Qatar became the first customer for the A319neo when it placed… Read More

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Posted on December 31, 2013 by Scott Hamilton

Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, CSeries, Embraer

737-7, A319neo, A320NEO, Air Canada, Airbus, Akbar Al-Baker, Avianca Columbia, Boeing, CS300, E-195 E2, Embraer, Frontier Airlines, Indigo, Indigo Airlines, Qatar Airways, Southwest Airlines, Spirit Airlines, WestJet

2013 Year in Review: 787 grounding was the top story

We’re back from what we had planned as a holiday hiatus. This was interrupted by the IAM-Boeing 777X contract issue, of which we felt compelled to initiate some special posts. This leads off our 2013 Year in Review…. Read More

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Posted on December 31, 2013 by Scott Hamilton

Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, CSeries, IAM 751, International Association of Machinists

737 MAX, 777X, 787, A350 XWB, Airbus, All Nippon Airways, Boeing, Bombardier, CSeries, Dubai Air Show, Emirates Airlines, Etihad Airlines, IAM 751, International Association of Machinists, Japan Air Lines, Lufthansa Airlines, Qatar Airways

The deeper, longer term implications of IAM’s Boeing contract vote January 3

There are deeper, longer term implications for the January 3 vote by IAM 751 members on the revised contract proposal from Boeing than have been discussed in the public domain. Contract extension to 2024 brings “labor peace,” but… Read More

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Posted on December 30, 2013 by Scott Hamilton

Airbus, Boeing, Comac, IAM 751, International Association of Machinists, Irkut, YAK

737 MAX, 737 replacement, 737-9, 737-900ER, 757, 757 replacement, 777 site selection, 777X, 787, A321ceo, A321NEO, Airbus, Boeing, Boeing Charleston, Boeing Everett, Boeing Renton, C919, Comac, IAM 751, International Association of Machinists, Irkut, MC-21, Yak-242, Yakolev

A330neo prospect gains traction

Note: The following was distributed to our e-mail list December 23. Last week, American Airlines (as predicted) swapped the A350-800s for A350-900s. The possibility of Airbus launching an A330 new engine option appears to be gaining ground. Our… Read More

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Posted on December 29, 2013 by Scott Hamilton

Airbus, GE Aviation, Rolls-Royce

787-8, 787-9, A330, A330neo, A350-800, A350-900, Airbus, GE Aviation, GEnx, GEnx-2B, Rolls-Royce, Trent 1000-TEN

Boeing 777X RFP considerations

We obtained a copy of Boeing’s Request for Proposal documents. Much of the information contained therein has already been reported. You may link to these news articles here. As with previous inquiries, Boeing spokesman Doug Alder declined to… Read More

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Posted on December 18, 2013 by Scott Hamilton

Airbus, Boeing

777X, 777X RFP, 777X site selection, Boeing

Odds and End: COMAC’s C919; IAM-Boeing, continued; CRJ future (Update with Ray Conner letter)

Update: Ray Conner, CEO of Boeing Commercial Airplanes, issued a letter to employees today. It is reprinted in full below the jump. Original Post: COMAC’s C919: This is China’s entry to compete with Airbus and Boeing in the… Read More

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Posted on December 17, 2013 by Scott Hamilton

Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, Comac, CSeries

Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, C919, Comac, CRJ, CSeries

Odds and Ends: AirAsiaX plans A330 order; AA’s livery; vote for TWA heritage livery

AirAsiaX plans A330 order: AirAsiaX, the long-haul low cost carrier, plans a large order for the Airbus A330 this week, according to Bloomberg. A380’s future: Bloomberg News talks about the future of the Airbus A380 with CEO Fabrice… Read More

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Posted on December 16, 2013 by Scott Hamilton

Airbus, Airlines, Boeing, McDonnell Douglas

707, 747, 757, A330, AirAsiaX, Airbus, American Airlines, Boeing, McDonnell Douglas, MD-80, TWA, US Airways

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Looking ahead to 2014

The case for an A330neo

Outsourcing focus of Boeing report, but misses bigger picture; IAM vote aftermath; Boeing’s 2013

Qatar swaps A319neo to A320neo; just 29-39 orders remain

2013 Year in Review: 787 grounding was the top story

The deeper, longer term implications of IAM’s Boeing contract vote January 3

A330neo prospect gains traction

Boeing 777X RFP considerations

Odds and End: COMAC’s C919; IAM-Boeing, continued; CRJ future (Update with Ray Conner letter)

Odds and Ends: AirAsiaX plans A330 order; AA’s livery; vote for TWA heritage livery

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