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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: Airbus regional A330, IAG orders and Bombardier reviewing options

Airbus A330 regional might get sales after all, Airbus is negotiating a large order with China against local off-sets (assembly or final configuration, the experts are divided) according to Wall Street Journal. We reference Ben Sandilands writeup of… Read More

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Posted on August 1, 2014 by Bjorn Fehrm

Airbus, Bombardier, CSeries, Uncategorized

A330, A330neo, A350, A380, Airbus, Bombardier, Comac, CSeries

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

Farnborough Air Show preview

The Farnborough Air Show is just around the corner, and we don’t expect the event to be especially newsworthy. Here are our expectations for the show: Airbus Market expectations are that Airbus will launch the A330neo at the… Read More

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Posted on July 7, 2014 by Scott Hamilton

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

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

The case for an NSA in 2025 — successor to 737-8 MAX — (continued)

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

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Posted on February 25, 2014 by Scott Hamilton

Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, CSeries, Embraer, Irkut, Mitsubishi

737 MAX, A320NEO, Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, Comac, CSeries, Embraer, Irkut, MC-21, MRJ

Odds and Ends: LEAP vs GTF; CSeries flight testing; MRJ FAL

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

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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

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

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

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

After-market support becoming key to winning engine orders

Odds and Ends: Airbus regional A330, IAG orders and Bombardier reviewing options

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

Farnborough Air Show preview

The case for an NSA in 2025 — successor to 737-8 MAX — (continued)

Odds and Ends: LEAP vs GTF; CSeries flight testing; MRJ FAL

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

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

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