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Updating the A380: the prospect of a neo version and what’s involved

Recent headlines and this column report that Airbus is considering re-engining the popular A330 with GE Aviation GEnx or Rolls-Royce Trent 1000-TEN power plants. A New Engine Option and other changes would improve the A330’s economy by an… Read More

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Posted on February 3, 2014 by Scott Hamilton

Airbus, Boeing, GE Aviation, Pratt & Whitney, Rolls-Royce

747-8, 777-300ER, 777-9, 777X, 787, A380, A380ceo, A380neo, Airbus, Boeing, GE Aviation, Geared Turbo Fan, GEnx, GTF, Pratt & Whitney, Rolls-Royce, Trent 1000-TEN, Trent XWB

Odds and Ends: A330neo decision could be near; KC-46A; Countdown to Superbowl; A400M

A330neo decision: Aviation Week reports that a decision to proceed with the Airbus A330neo could be “imminent.” The report also discusses the advocacy by Tim Clark, COO of Emirates Airlines, to re-engine the Airbus A380. As with the… Read More

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Posted on January 31, 2014 by Scott Hamilton

air force tanker, Airbus, Boeing, Pratt & Whitney

A330, A330neo, A380, A380neo, A400M, air force tanker, Airbus, Boeing, Emirates Airlines, GTF, KC-46A, Pratt & Whitney, Seattle Seahawks, The 12th Man, Tim Clark

Embraer continues and refines its strategy at the low-end of 100-149 seat sector

While Airbus and Boeing slug it out in the competition for the duopoly and Bombardier struggles to gain respect as an emerging mainline jetliner producer, Embraer continues and refines its strategy in the smaller-end of the jet market… Read More

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Posted on January 13, 2014 by Scott Hamilton

Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, CSeries, Embraer, Leeham Co., Pratt & Whitney

737-7, 737-700, A319ceo, A319neo, A320, Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, CRJ, CRJ-1000, CRJ-700, CRJ-900, CS-100, CS-300, CSeries, E-175, E-175-E2, E-190, E-190 E2, E-195, E-195 E2, E-Jet E1, E-Jet E2. ERJ, Embraer, Geared Turbo Fan, GTF, Pratt & Whitney, Pure Power

Assessing the Air Canada 737 order: factors that likely played a role

How did Boeing win the Air Canada mainline 150-200 seat jet order when only a couple of weeks ago Flight Global reported the Airbus won the deal? We, too, heard that Airbus seemed to be the favorite, but… Read More

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Posted on December 11, 2013 by Scott Hamilton

Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, CSeries, Embraer, GE Aviation, Pratt & Whitney

737 MAX, A320NEO, Air Canada, Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, CF34, CSeries, E-190, E-Jet E2, Embraer, GE Aviation, GE Capital Corp, GTF, JetBlue, LEAP, Leap-1B, Pratt & Whitney

CFM LEAP accelerating in test program; Airbus and the A350-800

Aviation Week has a long, detailed story about the test program for the CFM LEAP engine, which is accelerating rapidly. In its 737 MAX program update yesterday, Boeing said the LEAP-1B has begun testing and it will benefit… Read More

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Posted on October 30, 2013 by Scott Hamilton

Airbus, American Airlines, Boeing, CFM, Comac, CSeries, Embraer, Irkut, US Airways, YAK

737 MAX, A320NEO, A350, A350-800, A350-900, Airbus, American Airlines, Boeing, C919, CFM, Comac, E-Jet E2, Embraer, GTF, Hawaiian Airlines, Irkut, LEAP, MC-21, Mitsubishi, Mitsubishi MRJ, Pratt & Whitney, Pure Power, US Airways, YAK, Yak-242

Odds and Ends: Airbus optimistic on A380 sales; second A350 joins test fleet; CSeries factory progress

A380 Sales: Orders for the Airbus A380 have been dismal, but Tom Enders, CEO of Airbus parent EADS, sees a turn-around in sales. With the forthcoming Boeing 777-9X, which at 400 seats is considerably smaller than the 525-seat… Read More

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Posted on October 14, 2013 by Scott Hamilton

Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, CSeries, GE Aviation, Pratt & Whitney

777-9, 777X, A350, A380, Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, CSeries, Engine Alliance, GE Aviation, GE9X, GEnx, GTF, Pratt & Whitney

Odds and Ends: Next phase for CSeries; the C-17

Next phase for CSeries: Canada’s Financial Post has a report on how the Bombardier CSeries, powered by the Pratt & Whitney Geared Turbo Fan engine, is “ushering” in a new era of quiet flight. As we noted in… Read More

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Posted on September 23, 2013 by Scott Hamilton

Boeing, Bombardier, CSeries, Pratt & Whitney

Boeing, Bombardier, C-17, CS100, CSeries, Geared Turbo Fan, GTF, Porter Airlines, Pratt & Whitney

CSeries takes to air for the first time; PW also conducting own tests with new GTF engine

Update: First flight touchdown at 12:24 EDT, 2 1/2 hours. Original Post: Bombardier’s multi-billion dollar gamble to leap from regional airliner manufacturer into the mainline arena took off this morning at about 9:54 AM EDT. The CSeries CS100… Read More

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Posted on September 16, 2013 by Scott Hamilton

Bombardier, CSeries, Pratt & Whitney

Bombardier, CSeries, CSeries first flight, FTV 1, Geared Turbo Fan, GTF, Pratt & Whitney

CSeries first flight may be Sunday, says Reuters

The thrice-delayed first flight of the Bombardier CSeries may come Sunday, reports Reuters. We previously posted some thoughts on the pending first flight. We expanded on these thoughts in our e-mail newsletter Aug. 26. Below is the entire… Read More

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Posted on September 4, 2013 by Scott Hamilton

Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, CFM, CSeries, Pratt & Whitney

737-7, 737-700, A319, A319neo, Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, CFM, CSeries, CSeries first flight, Geared Turbo Fan, GTF, LEAP, Pratt & Whitney

CSeries edges closer to first flight, as payoff for gambles await Bombardier and Pratt & Whitney

The Montreal Gazette did a little digging with Canadian regulators and came up with this interesting piece, deducing the first flight of the Bombardier CSeries will come within the “next 11 days” (the story was dated Aug. 19)…. Read More

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Posted on August 19, 2013 by Scott Hamilton

Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, CSeries, Pratt & Whitney

737 MAX, 787, A320, A350 XWB, Airbus, Bombardier, CS100, CS300, CSeries, Geared Turbo Fan, GTF, Pratt & Whitney

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Updating the A380: the prospect of a neo version and what’s involved

Odds and Ends: A330neo decision could be near; KC-46A; Countdown to Superbowl; A400M

Embraer continues and refines its strategy at the low-end of 100-149 seat sector

Assessing the Air Canada 737 order: factors that likely played a role

CFM LEAP accelerating in test program; Airbus and the A350-800

Odds and Ends: Airbus optimistic on A380 sales; second A350 joins test fleet; CSeries factory progress

Odds and Ends: Next phase for CSeries; the C-17

CSeries takes to air for the first time; PW also conducting own tests with new GTF engine

CSeries first flight may be Sunday, says Reuters

CSeries edges closer to first flight, as payoff for gambles await Bombardier and Pratt & Whitney

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