The Dubai Air Show is over, with record orders being announced. 2 x B777F for Qatar 20 x A320neo for ACG 45 x A320neo/30 x A320 for Spirit (MoU) 50 x A320neo for Qatar with PW1100G-JM (+30 options) 5… Read More
Posted on November 16, 2011 by Scott Hamilton
Aspire Aviation in Hong Kong has done a long analysis on the Boeing 737 MAX, capturing what Boeing has said recently along with original information and data from other sources. This article may be found here. Meantime, the… Read More
Posted on November 14, 2011 by Scott Hamilton
We couldn’t agree with Tom Enders more.
Posted on November 10, 2011 by Scott Hamilton
EADS announced today (Thursday in France, Wednesday night in Seattle) what many of us have been expecting for some time: the entry-into-service (EIS) of the A350-900 will slip into 2014 from late 2013. “Maturity of the A350 XWB… Read More
Posted on November 9, 2011 by Scott Hamilton
During yesterday’s tele-press conference by Boeing with a program update for the 737 MAX, 737 chief program engineer John Hamilton frequently said the MAX has a 7% operating cost advantage over the A320neo. He also touted the advantages… Read More
Posted on November 4, 2011 by Scott Hamilton
Update: Javier has answered (or responded to, depending on your viewpoint) many of our reader comments here. Original Post: A blog of which we were previously unaware came to our attention late last week that has the best,… Read More
Posted on October 29, 2011 by Scott Hamilton
For those who don’t believe there was a connection between the Cargolux-Boeing-GE dispute and the 787 and Qatar, watch the Dubai Air Show. We’re hearing Qatar will sign announce it has selected GEnx for the 787. Speaking of… Read More
You have to hand it to the public relations staff for some real chutzpah. Air Berlin has been struggling for years, over-ordering aircraft and canceling some of them (Boeing 787s among them). Today the airline deferred Airbus and… Read More
Posted on October 25, 2011 by Scott Hamilton
Lufthansa Technik “is set to become a leading 787 MRO” following a deal with JAL, blares a headline in AviTrader’s current issue of MRO magazine. The magazine writes: Lufthansa Technik will become one of the world’s leading 787… Read More
Posted on October 20, 2011 by Scott Hamilton
Robert Wall has this short article that raises an interesting point. Tom Enders, the CEO of Airbus, “bemoans” the slow pace of change in aviation. He is quoted as saying that the aviation industry has forgotten how to… Read More
Posted on October 19, 2011 by Scott Hamilton