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
Posted on February 25, 2014 by Scott Hamilton
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
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
LEAP vs GTF: Reuters has a story looking at the intense competition between CFM and Pratt & Whitney for the market dominance of the LEAP vs Geared Turbo Fan engines. The only airplane where there is competition is… Read More
Posted on February 18, 2014 by Scott Hamilton
Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, CFM, Comac, CSeries, Embraer, Irkut, Mitsubishi, Pratt & Whitney
737MAX, A320NEO, Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, CFM, CFM International, Comac, CSeries, E-Jet E2, Embraer, Geared Turbo Fan, GTF, International Aero Engines, Irkut, LEAP, MC-21, Mitsubishi, Mitsubishi MRJ, MRJ, Pratt & Whitney
By James N. Krebs Leeham News recently forecast that the next all new Boeing airplane will be a 757 successor with an entry-into-service around 2025, followed by a smaller NSA (New Small Airplane), a 737 MAX/A320 neo successor,… Read More
Posted on February 12, 2014 by Scott Hamilton
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
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
Airbus announced 1,619 gross orders for 2013–1,503 net orders–and a backlog of 5,559 aircraft. The company delivered 626 aircraft for the year. It ended the year with 51% of the market vs. Boeing. Boeing won the delivery race… Read More
Posted on January 13, 2014 by Scott Hamilton
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
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
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
Posted on December 31, 2013 by Scott Hamilton
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
Posted on December 11, 2013 by Scott Hamilton
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
Posted on December 11, 2013 by Scott Hamilton