Airbus lifted the embargo on John Leahy’s presentation, allowing immediate publication. There is no aircraft order bubble, says John Leahy, COO-Customers of Airbus. Emerging markets and passenger traffic doubling every 15 years, bolstered by GDP growth, means orders… Read More
Airbus A330-800 and -900neo, first analysis
Airbus cleared the air about the A330neo, which we concluded was a must last December, and made the 2014 Farnborough Airshow go off to an exciting start. A lot has been speculated about the A330neo, and in the… Read More
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Posted on July 14, 2014 by Bjorn Fehrm
Airbus, Airlines, Boeing, EADS, Farnborough Air Show, Leeham News and Comment, Rolls-Royce, Uncategorized
777X, 787, A330, A330neo, A350, Airbus, Boeing, Rolls-Royce
Farnborough Air Show, July 14: A330 program analysis after neo launch
It was pretty much the worse-kept secret in advance of the Farnborough Air Show this year: Airbus launched the re-engining of the A330, designating the new engine option the A330-800 (the A330-200 successor) and the A330-900 (the A330-300)…. Read More
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Posted on July 13, 2014 by Scott Hamilton
Airbus
737, 747-100, 747-200, 747-300, 747-400, 747-8, 777-300ER, 787, A330, A330-200, A330-300, A330neo, Airbus, Boeing, Rolls-Royce
Airbus, Boeing plan for production gap of A330, 777 with near-term availability claims
On the eve of the Farnborough Air Show, the aviation industry is watching to see whether Airbus will launch the A330neo program. Officials recently tried to tamp down expectations that a program launch will occur at the FAS,… Read More
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Posted on July 13, 2014 by Scott Hamilton
Airbus, Boeing
777, 777X, 787, A330, A330neo, A350, Airbus, Boeing, Randy Tinseth
Is the A330neo engine Rolls Royce’s first carbon fan model?
The Airbus A330neo program has come a long way since our 29th of December article “A330neo prospect gains traction.” With the Farnborough Air Show days away, we understand there are now Airbus internal job postings for engineers to join… Read More
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Posted on July 10, 2014 by Bjorn Fehrm
Airbus, Boeing, GE Aviation, Rolls-Royce
787, A330, A330neo, Airbus, Boeing, GE Aviation, GE90, GEnx, GKN, Rolls-Royce, Trent 1000, Trent 1000-TEN
Odds and Ends: A330neo more likely; Boeing cockpit commonality; Monarch Airlines
A330neo more likely: The Financial Times of London has a long interview (including a five minute video) with Airbus Commercial CEO Fabrice Bregier (free registration required) in which he says the launch of the A330neo is becoming more… Read More
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Posted on July 8, 2014 by Scott Hamilton
Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, CSeries
737 MAX, 777, 777X, 787, A330neo, Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, CSeries, Fabrice Bregier, Farnborough Air Show, Monarch Airlines
New airplanes nearing fruition? A330neo, 757RS buzz increasing
Development of two airplanes–the Airbus A330neo and a replacement for the Boeing 757–may be pushing to the forefront, according to two news articles yesterday. Reuters reports that a decision whether to proceed with the Airbus A330neo could come… Read More
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Posted on June 27, 2014 by Scott Hamilton
Airbus, Boeing, GE Aviation, Rolls-Royce
737-9, 757 replacement, 787, A321NEO, A330neo, Airbus, Boeing, GE Aviation, GEnx, Rolls-Royce
American easing away from continuous hubbing, returning to peak banking
American Airlines will ease away from the continuous hubbing that smooths operations at key airports, increases aircraft utilization and cuts costs as it returns to the peak-and-valley hub-and-spoke system adopted decades ago under former CEO Robert Crandall. Although… Read More
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Posted on June 19, 2014 by Scott Hamilton
American Airlines, CFM, Pratt & Whitney
777-200ER, 787-8, 787-9, A330, A330neo, A350-900, Airbus, American Airlines, Boeing, CFM, Derek Kerr, GTF, LEAP, Pratt & Whitney, Pratt & Whitney GTF, Southwest Airlines
Next new, clean sheet airplane around 2030, says Airbus
Airbus currently is planning for the next new, clean sheet airplane around 2030 and now are focusing on incremental improvements to the existing product lines, officials said at the Innovations Days annual media briefing last week in Toulouse…. Read More
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Posted on June 18, 2014 by Scott Hamilton
Airbus, Boeing
787-8, A320, A320NEO, A330, A330neo, A350-1000, A350-800, A350-900, A380, Airbus, Boeing, Fabrice Bregier
Airbus Innovation Days, Part 4: A330neo announcement at Farnborough not a sure bet; CEO questions market forecast
Bregier sees hundreds, not 1,100-1,200, market potential for A330neo–perhaps not enough to justify program. A330neo needs to match operating cost of 787-8, officials say. New engines will up maintenance costs. Airbus officials say they are still evaluating whether… Read More
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Posted on June 12, 2014 by Scott Hamilton
Airbus
787, A330ceo, A330neo, A350, Airbus, Boeing, Fabrice Bregier, John Leahy, Kiran Rao
Airbus Innovation Days, Part 2: No order bubble and a lot more
Airbus lifted the embargo on John Leahy’s presentation, allowing immediate publication. There is no aircraft order bubble, says John Leahy, COO-Customers of Airbus. Emerging markets and passenger traffic doubling every 15 years, bolstered by GDP growth, means orders… Read More
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Posted on June 11, 2014 by Scott Hamilton
Airbus, Boeing, GE Aviation, Rolls-Royce
737 MAX, 787-10, 787-9, A320NEO, A330neo, A350, A350-1000, A380, Airbus, aircraft order bubble, Boeing, GE Aviation, John Leahy, Rolls-Royce
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