Washington State is ratcheting up its efforts to expand its supply chain work beyond Boeing, state and federal officials said in their final Paris Air Show conference call. “Don’t underestimate the European companies that want to do business… Read More
Posted on June 19, 2013 by Scott Hamilton
Highlights from the show, as we see it: Boeing said the entry-in-service for the 737 MAX will be accelerated from the fourth quarter 2017 to the third quarter. Southwest Airlines of the USA is the first operator. Bloomberg… Read More
Posted on June 19, 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
Isaac Alexander (@jetcitystar on Twitter) provided us with the following so you can follow the latest at next week’s Paris Air Show. He has his own blog with an addiutional list of companies. From Isaac: Here is a… Read More
Posted on June 14, 2013 by Scott Hamilton
787 Rate Hike: Boeing CEO Jim McNerney acknowledged the company is considering a production rate hike for the 787. Readers here know we’ve been saying for months this is necessary for the 787-10 and to open up delivery… Read More
Posted on May 21, 2013 by Scott Hamilton
The news yesterday the Boeing resumed delivery of the 787 is good news, not just for Boeing and the airlines, but for all the stakeholders. Although Boeing did not stop or slow production of the aircraft during the… Read More
Posted on May 15, 2013 by Scott Hamilton
Conservative tax groups are once again attacking the US Export-Import Bank and its funding of US exports, including Boeing aircraft. ExIm was created during the Great Depression to support US exports. It get attention because Boeing is the… Read More
Posted on May 8, 2013 by Scott Hamilton
In the November election, Washington State and Colorado voters approved recreational use of marijuana. As anyone who ever tried MJ knows (except a certain former President, who says he didn’t inhale), MJ has a sweet odor that is… Read More
Posted on April 17, 2013 by Scott Hamilton