Here’s the Boeing press release. Boeing expects the 787-10 to perhaps be the best selling model of the family over time. With a range of 7,000nm, it will have the ability to do most airline missions; 8,000nm-8,500nm range… Read More
Posted on June 18, 2013 by Scott Hamilton
UBS has this easy-to-read Table of the orders and commitments announced on Day 1 of the Paris Air Show: The big news, of course, is the launch of the Embraer E-175/190/195 “E2” (second generation). The press release is… Read More
Posted on June 17, 2013 by Scott Hamilton
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The Paris Air Show doesn’t start until tomorrow, but news is already being made. A sampling: Airbus Airbus battles for supremacy in twin-aisle sector Hundreds of orders seen this week Airbus seen pulling ahead in easyJet race Boeing… Read More
Posted on June 16, 2013 by Scott Hamilton
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A350 First Flight: given the time zone difference between Toulouse and Seattle, our readers are hours ahead of us in following first flight of the Airbus A350. As you could imagine, since it was overnight here, we weren’t… Read More
Posted on June 14, 2013 by Scott Hamilton
Crowded airplanes: USA Today has an article discussing today’s crowded airplanes. It’s going to get worse. Airbus is offering a configuration for the A380 that has 11 abreast in coach. Boeing says most airlines are now selecting 10… Read More
Posted on June 10, 2013 by Scott Hamilton
Lots of news stories as we countdown to first flight of the Airbus A350 and Bombardier CSeries. Airbus Eyes on A350: Wired A350 nears first flight: Wall Street Journal Taking on Boeing: AFP via Industry Week A350 flight… Read More
Posted on June 8, 2013 by Scott Hamilton
Boeing jobs move: We’re not a fan of Loren Thompson, but his commentary in Forbes yesterday is spot on. Boeing is moving jobs out of Washington State to bolster its Charleston (SC) cluster and simply to move to… Read More
Posted on June 7, 2013 by Scott Hamilton
To paint or not: We’re in Chicago for an industry event called Chi-Stat (essentially a big party) and one of the topics of discussion is whether Bombardier should take a few days out of its test schedule to… Read More
Posted on June 6, 2013 by Scott Hamilton
Bombardier firmed up a large order for the CSeries with Russia’s Ilyushin Finance Corp., which previously signed an MOU for up to 42 of the new aircraft design. BBD also revealed a long-standing, undisclosed customer, Gulf Air, which… Read More
Posted on June 4, 2013 by Scott Hamilton
Moving jobs out of Washington: The Seattle Times has a story about last Friday’s announcement that Boeing is moving more engineering jobs out of Washington. CSeries: Airliners.net had this photo over the weekend. The first flight is expected… Read More
Posted on June 3, 2013 by Scott Hamilton
Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, CSeries
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