March 19, 2015: This is the first version of my Corner where I will comment on the aeronautical world as I see it. It will be a mix of tech things (I am an engineer) and my view… Read More
Posted on March 20, 2015 by Bjorn Fehrm
March 13, 2015: More Notes from the sidelines at the ISTAT conference this week in Phoenix. Boeing 777 production rates and advancing schedule Randy Tinseth, Boeing VP-Marketing, predictably stuck to Boeing messaging Monday at the ISTAT conference when… Read More
Posted on March 13, 2015 by Scott Hamilton
March 12, 2015: Legislators in Washington State are coming down to the wire on a proposed bill promoted by two key Boeing labor unions to tie job levels to tax breaks. Irrespective of party lines, this is a… Read More
Posted on March 12, 2015 by Scott Hamilton
March 5, 2015: A350 Launch Aid: Boeing and the US Trade Representative got in a big twist around 2006 when Airbus said it would accept more than $1bn in launch aid from Germany for the A350. At that… Read More
Posted on March 5, 2015 by Scott Hamilton
Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, CSeries, GE Aviation, ISTAT, Malaysian Airlines, MH370, Rolls-Royce
747-8, 777-9, 777X, 787, A350, A380neo, Airbus, Akbar Al-Baker, Boeing, Bombardier, CS300, Emirates Airline, Engine Alliance, GE Aviation, George Hamlin, ISTAT, Malaysia Airlines, MH370, Qatar Airways, Richard Aboulafia, Rolls-Royce, U-Turn Al, World Trade Organization, WTO
By Bjorn Fehrm Subscription required Introduction 01 March 2015, c. Leeham Co: In the first part of the article series around the need for a more capable solution for 180-240 seats and 5,000 nautical miles, we went through… Read More
By Bjorn Fehrm Introduction Feb. 26, 2015: As part of the invitation to cover Airbus group press conference in Munich on Feb. 27 where the annual results are presented, Airbus offered the journalists joining from South of France… Read More
Posted on February 26, 2015 by Bjorn Fehrm
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By Bjorn Fehrm Subscription required Introduction 25 Feb 2015: Speculation continues to ramp up during the last weeks and months about what Boeing is up to in the 180 to 250 seat sector and what might be Airbus’… Read More
Posted on February 25, 2015 by Bjorn Fehrm
WTO to examine 777X tax breaks: Well, we predicted this in November 2013 when Washington State extended the Boeing 787 tax breaks to the 777X. And it’s happened. The World Trade Organization is going to take a look… Read More
Posted on February 23, 2015 by Scott Hamilton
Subscription Required By Scott Hamilton and Bjorn Fehrm Introduction Feb. 22, 2015: An improving global freight market gives Boeing hope that air cargo demand will support the production of two new main-deck freighters a month for years to… Read More
Posted on February 22, 2015 by Scott Hamilton
Pontifications: Jumping on the MOM bandwagon
March 15, 2015: There was little “real” news coming out of ISTAT this year, which is probably why the topics of the “757 replacement” and the 200-250 seat, 4,500 mile twin-aisle airplane prospect drew so much attention. Sitting… Read More
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Posted on March 15, 2015 by Scott Hamilton
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