Why Aircraft Are Late: Boeing 747-8, 787, Airbus A380, A400M, A350, Mitsubishi MRJ, Comac ARJ-21, Sukhoi Superjet and probably Comac C919, Bombardier CSeries and Irkut MS-21–all late. It’s the new normal. Ernie Arvai at AirInsight takes a look… Read More
Posted on August 29, 2012 by Scott Hamilton
In today’s computer world and fancy 3D programs, it turns out there is still a place for airframe mock-ups to cross-check computer programming and to actually be sure the human can reach the nooks and crannies in an… Read More
Posted on August 28, 2012 by Scott Hamilton
A day after it became public Qantas Airways canceled 35 Boeing 787-9s, it might be worthwhile giving a thought or two. The Wall Street Journal has a good story (unfortunately, paid-subscription, though it may show up via Google… Read More
Posted on August 24, 2012 by Scott Hamilton
Qantas Airways: The troubled airline canceled 35 787-9s. Stories in Google News from all over. Update: David Strauss at UBS re-issued his April note analyzing over/under orders for all Airbus-Boeing models. In his cover email, Strauss today referred… Read More
Posted on August 23, 2012 by Scott Hamilton
Dire Outlook: This article is nothing to cheer about. The author predicts a low growth in global GDP, and this is what Airbus and Boeing rely upon for their growth and production forecasts. It says airlines are emitting… Read More
Posted on August 20, 2012 by Scott Hamilton
It wasn’t even 10:30 PDT and we had already received quite a few phone calls from media and Wall Street asking what we thought of the weekend engine event on an Air India Boeing 787 equipped with GEnx… Read More
Posted on July 30, 2012 by Scott Hamilton
EADS, parent of Airbus, reported that there will be a three month delay for the A350 EIS due to wing drilling issues. We reported on July 6 we expected a delay of 5-6 months and earlier this week… Read More
Posted on July 27, 2012 by Scott Hamilton
Aeromexico ordered 90 Boeing 737-8s and 10 787s. This order had been expected to be ready at the Farnborough Air show. Aspire Aviation has a long profile on the Bombardier CSeries. A350 delay: It looks like the wing… Read More
Posted on July 25, 2012 by Scott Hamilton
The mid-size twin-aisle battle While a plethora of new entrants are nipping at the heels of Airbus and Boeing in the single-aisle market, the battle in the twin-aisle segment is strictly between the two behemoths. The two OEMs… Read More
Boeing’s airplane strategy has shifted its focus to twin-aisle aircraft with the decision to proceed with the 737 MAX, says Nicole Piasecki, vice president of Business Development & Strategic Integration for Boeing Commercial Airplanes. BCA has some critical… Read More
Posted on July 6, 2012 by Scott Hamilton