The next decade will see an extraordinary number of new and derivative airplanes entering service, beginning next year with the Boeing 787-9 and ending in 2022 with what we believe will be a replacement for the Airbus A330…. Read More
Lufthansa Airlines announced its long-expected wide-body order, for 59 Airbus A350-900s and Boeing 777-9Xs. Airbus won a firm order for 25 with options for 25 more. Boeing’s press release didn’t disclose options. This is a big win for… Read More
Posted on September 19, 2013 by Scott Hamilton
Update, 2:30PM PDT: Boeing confirms that Tuesday is the target day for 787-9 first flight, time TBD and subject to weather and other factors. Update, 3:30pm PDT: Bombardier says 9:30 EDT Monday is the scheduled first flight for… Read More
Posted on September 15, 2013 by Scott Hamilton
Slowing Jet Sales: Within a few days, Bloomberg, Reuters and The Seattle Times each had stories about slowing jet sales. Here is the Bloomberg story, focusing on cargo sales. Here is the Reuters story. Here is The Seattle… Read More
Posted on September 3, 2013 by Scott Hamilton
Airbus, American Airlines, Boeing, Mitsubishi, US Airways
777X, 787, A350, American Airlines, Bloomberg News, Boeing, Boeing Charleston, International Aero Engines, John Leahy, Kingfisher, Mitsubishi, Mitsubishi MRJ, MRJ90, Reuters, Robert Crandall, The Seattle Times, US Airways, US Department of Justice
MAKS Air Show Summary: This account summarizes the orders placed at the Moscow Air Show, known as MAKS. It appears only Bombardier among Western OEMs made any commercial deals. Looking at Airbus: Aspire Aviation takes a long look… Read More
Posted on August 30, 2013 by Scott Hamilton
Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, Irkut, Sukhoi
747-8F, A330F, A350, Airbus, Aspire Aviation, Boeing, Bombardier, MAKS
Lufthansa’s Pending Order: As we have written on previous occasions, Lufthansa Airlines has been preparing a large order for twin-aisle, twin-engine aircraft: 50 or more. We’d noted that the order was likely due in September. Aviation Week has… Read More
Posted on August 23, 2013 by Scott Hamilton
Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, CSeries, Embraer, Mitsubishi
737 MAX, 777X, A350, Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, E-Jet E2, Lufthansa, Mitsubishi, MRJ
Secret 777X Plan: The Seattle Times reports that Boeing has some secret planning underway for assembly options for the 777X. This involves increasing the automation on the assembly (and thereby reducing manpower) and increasing the production rate to… Read More
Posted on August 15, 2013 by Scott Hamilton
The announcement by Airbus that it will offer Lite versions of the A330 and A350 families caused a much larger stir than we would have thought. As we previously noted, Boeing will offer a Lite version of the… Read More
Posted on July 31, 2013 by Scott Hamilton
It was the first time that Airbus specifically participated in an event in Washington State exclusively designed to mate the fierce rival to Boeing with suppliers in a meeting intended to increase business opportunities in Boeing’s back yard…. Read More
Posted on July 19, 2013 by Scott Hamilton
Update, 12n PDT: The British Air Accident Investigation Board has issued its first press release. No apparent connection to the APU or batteries, but otherwise a standard we’re-working-on-it statement. Unrelated to Ethiopian: Fascinating animations of the Asiana Flt… Read More
Posted on July 13, 2013 by Scott Hamilton