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New and Derivative airplanes: Some good, some not; Part 1

First of two parts. Earlier this year, Airbus officials said they will concentrate on improving existing airplanes once the A350 enters service. Boeing followed by saying it would not take any “moonshots” and develop new airplanes, at least… Read More

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Posted on October 6, 2014 by Scott Hamilton

Airbus, Boeing, Comac, CSeries, Embraer, Irkut, Mitsubishi, Sukhoi

747-8, 787, A330 Classic, A350, A380, A400M, Airbus, ARJ-21, AVIC, Boeing, Bombardier, C919, Comac, E-Jet, E-Jet E2, Embraer, Irkut, Mitsubishi, SSJ100, Sukhoi

Odds and Ends: Air France/KLM trims cargo fleet; ExIm Bank countdown; BBD v EMB; More

Air France-KLM trims cargo fleet: Steve Wilhelm of The Puget Sound Business Journal reports that Air France-KLM group is sharply trimming its cargo fleet, with the company declaring the capacity continues to shift to the belly capacity of… Read More

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Posted on September 8, 2014 by Scott Hamilton

Airbus, Airlines, Boeing, Bombardier, Comac, CSeries, Embraer

737 MAX 200, 747-8F, 777-200LRF, 777X, 787, A330-200F, Air France-KLM, Airbus, airlines, Al Jazeera, Boeing, Bombardier, C919, Comac, CS100, CSeries, Embraer, Emirates Airlines, ExIm Bank, Malmo Aviation, Ryanair

Odds and Ends: Russian MC-21 subsidy; C919 assessment; ExIm countdown

Two news items popped up today on emerging aircraft. MC-21 subsidy: Government subsidies for commercial aircraft development have been a sore point between the US and Europe (i.e., Boeing and Airbus) for decades. Although the US and Europe… Read More

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Posted on August 27, 2014 by Scott Hamilton

Airbus, Boeing, Comac, Irkut

Airbus, Boeing, C919, Comac, ExIm Bank, Irkut, MC-21

After-market support becoming key to winning engine orders

Maintenance and power-by-the-hour parts and support contracts are increasingly becoming the deciding factor in deciding which engines and which airplanes will be ordered—it’s no longer a matter of engine price or even operating costs, customers of Airbus and… Read More

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Posted on August 25, 2014 by Scott Hamilton

Airbus, American Airlines, Boeing, Bombardier, CFM, Comac, CSeries, Embraer, GE Aviation, Irkut, Mitsubishi, Pratt & Whitney, Rolls-Royce

737 MAX, 737NG, 747-400, 767, 777, 777-200LR, 777-300ER, 777X, 787, A320ceo, A320NEO, A330ceo, A330neo, Airbus, American Airlines, Boeing, Bombardier, C919, CF34, CFM, CFM 56, Comac, CSeries, E-Jet, E-Jet E2, Embraer, Frontier Airlines, GE Aviation, GECAS, GEnx, GTF, Irkut, LEAP, Lufthansa Airlines, MC-21, Mitsubishi, MRJ, Pratt & Whitney, Republic Airways Holdings, Rolls-Royce

Odds and Ends: GAO report on ‘Boeing’s bank;’ C919; Airbus widebody strategy

GAO report on ‘Boeing’s bank:’ The US Government Accounting Office, a non-partisan investigating agency, completed a study of the funding and guarantees provided by the US ExIm Bank, which is under criticism from Congressional Republicans, and concluded non-US… Read More

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Posted on July 11, 2014 by Scott Hamilton

Airbus, Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Boeing, China, Comac, Delta Air Lines

737 MAX, 737NG, 787-9, A320, Air New Zealand, Airbus, Alaska Airlines, Boeing, Boeing Sky Interior, C919, Comac, Delta Air Lines, ECA, European Credit Agencies, ExIm Bank, GAO, Government Accounting Office, John Wojick

Odds and Ends: CSeries timeline; KC-46A roll-out; China’s new airplane

CSeries timeline: Bombardier last week announced a third delay in the CSeries program, this time for as much as a year. This probably should have been expected. BBD originally planned a five year period between program launch and… Read More

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Posted on January 20, 2014 by Scott Hamilton

air force tanker, Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, China, Comac, CSeries, Embraer, Pratt & Whitney

737-7, A319neo, air force tanker, Airbus, amphibian airplanes, ARJ-21, Boeing, Bombardier, C919, China, Comac, CSeries, E-190 E2, E-195 E2, Embraer, KC_46A, Pratt & Whitney

Looking ahead to 2014

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

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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

Outsourcing focus of Boeing report, but misses bigger picture; IAM vote aftermath; Boeing’s 2013

A long article (10 pages when printed) discusses the pitfalls Boeing had by outsourcing so much work on the 787. This much is not new. The point the article raises–transferring technology and the potential decline of US aerospace… Read More

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Posted on January 6, 2014 by Scott Hamilton

Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, CFM, China, Comac, CSeries, Embraer, IAM 751, International Association of Machinists, McDonnell Douglas

787, Airbus, ARJ-21, AVIC, Boeing, Bombardier, C919, CFM International, Comac, CSeries, Embraer, ERJ-145, IAM 751, International Association of Machinists, McDonnell Douglas, MD-80, Q400

The deeper, longer term implications of IAM’s Boeing contract vote January 3

There are deeper, longer term implications for the January 3 vote by IAM 751 members on the revised contract proposal from Boeing than have been discussed in the public domain. Contract extension to 2024 brings “labor peace,” but… Read More

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Posted on December 30, 2013 by Scott Hamilton

Airbus, Boeing, Comac, IAM 751, International Association of Machinists, Irkut, YAK

737 MAX, 737 replacement, 737-9, 737-900ER, 757, 757 replacement, 777 site selection, 777X, 787, A321ceo, A321NEO, Airbus, Boeing, Boeing Charleston, Boeing Everett, Boeing Renton, C919, Comac, IAM 751, International Association of Machinists, Irkut, MC-21, Yak-242, Yakolev

Odds and End: COMAC’s C919; IAM-Boeing, continued; CRJ future (Update with Ray Conner letter)

Update: Ray Conner, CEO of Boeing Commercial Airplanes, issued a letter to employees today. It is reprinted in full below the jump. Original Post: COMAC’s C919: This is China’s entry to compete with Airbus and Boeing in the… Read More

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Posted on December 17, 2013 by Scott Hamilton

Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, Comac, CSeries

Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, C919, Comac, CRJ, CSeries

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New and Derivative airplanes: Some good, some not; Part 1

Odds and Ends: Air France/KLM trims cargo fleet; ExIm Bank countdown; BBD v EMB; More

Odds and Ends: Russian MC-21 subsidy; C919 assessment; ExIm countdown

After-market support becoming key to winning engine orders

Odds and Ends: GAO report on ‘Boeing’s bank;’ C919; Airbus widebody strategy

Odds and Ends: CSeries timeline; KC-46A roll-out; China’s new airplane

Looking ahead to 2014

Outsourcing focus of Boeing report, but misses bigger picture; IAM vote aftermath; Boeing’s 2013

The deeper, longer term implications of IAM’s Boeing contract vote January 3

Odds and End: COMAC’s C919; IAM-Boeing, continued; CRJ future (Update with Ray Conner letter)

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