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Odds and Ends: No to 757 MAX; Fallout from Boeing job transfer; 8,000th 737; Fire sale pricing on 777LR
No to 757 MAX: Steve Wilhelm of the Puget Sound Business Journal writes that Boeing has no plans to build a 757 MAX. This refutes the Motley Fool article we linked Tuesday. Then yesterday a different Fool write… Read More
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Posted on April 17, 2014 by Scott Hamilton
Airbus and Boeing square off at ISTAT
Andy Shankland, senior vice president of leasing markets for Airbus, and Randy Tinseth, vice president of marketing for Boeing, were next up at the ISTAT annual meeting in San Diego today. The following is a synopsis and paraphrasing… Read More
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Posted on March 17, 2014 by Scott Hamilton
The case for an NSA in 2025 — successor to 737-8 MAX — (continued)
Editor’s Note: Given the amount of interest in the prospect of replacements for the single-aisle airplanes, including the Boeing 757, our Guest Columnist provided a follow-up think piece. By James Krebs With the reengined Boeing 737 MAX and… Read More
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Posted on February 25, 2014 by Scott Hamilton
Odds and Ends: Airbus neos; 757RS/A320RS; charity efforts
Airbus neos: The conversation continues, with Tom Williams, EVP of programmes, giving an interview to Flight Global about the A330neo and the A380neo. Plane Talking has another version of the Williams interview. Notable in Plane Talking’s report is… Read More
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Posted on February 19, 2014 by Scott Hamilton
Airbus, Boeing, CFM, Pratt & Whitney
737 MAX, 757, A320NEO, A321NEO, A330neo, A380neo, Aeroturbopower, Airbus, Boeing, CFM, GTF, LEAP, Pratt & Whitney, Tom Williams
Filling the production gap at three OEMs
HawksWinHawksWinHawksWin!!! Airbus, Boeing and Embraer face production gaps of several years in three key product lines. Two of these, Boeing and Embraer, relate to transitions from current generation airplanes to new derivatives. Airbus faces a large gap for… Read More
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Posted on February 3, 2014 by Scott Hamilton
Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, Embraer
737 MAX, 737NG, 777 Classic, 777X, A320ceo, A320NEO, A330, A330 Regional, A330neo, Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, CSeries, E-Jet E1, E-Jet E2, Embraer
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
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
Assessing the Air Canada 737 order: factors that likely played a role
How did Boeing win the Air Canada mainline 150-200 seat jet order when only a couple of weeks ago Flight Global reported the Airbus won the deal? We, too, heard that Airbus seemed to be the favorite, but… Read More
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Posted on December 11, 2013 by Scott Hamilton
Air Canada snubs Airbus, orders 737s; keeps some of Embraer portion open
Air Canada snubbed Airbus with its mainline jet fleet renewal and ordered up to 109 Boeing 737 MAXes. The initial order is for the 8 and 8 MAX, with the ability to swap for the 7 MAX. The… Read More
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Posted on December 11, 2013 by Scott Hamilton