Last year yielded a few surprises in an otherwise predictable year. Jim Albaugh shocked the aviation world when he retired unexpectedly at age 62. He was expected to remain in his position as CEO of Boeing Commercial Airplanes… Read More
Posted on January 2, 2013 by Scott Hamilton
Airbus, ATR, Boeing, Bombardier, CFM, Comac, CSeries, EADS, Embrarer, Farnborough Air Show, Pratt & Whitney, Rolls-Royce, Sukhoi
737, 747-8, 767, 777, 777X, 787, A320, A330, A350, A380, Airbus, ARJ-21, ATR, ATR72, Boeing, Bombardier, C919, Comac, Embraer, GEnx, GTF, Irkut, LEAP, Mitsubishi, Pratt & Whitney, Rolls-Royce, SSJ-100, Sukhoi, Trent 1000-Plus
We’re feeling irreverent today…. From Twitter: Boeing Defense @BoeingDefense In Sept issue of #Boeing Frontiers: With #Apollo roots, Boeing has grown to be largest #aerospace employer in #Alabama http://ow.ly/dB0Ef Comment: We remember when Boeing said Alabamans couldn’t build… Read More
Posted on September 11, 2012 by Scott Hamilton
Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, CSeries, Irkut, Pratt & Whitney
777X, A320NEO, AirAsia, Airbus, Alabama, Boeing, Bombardier, CSeries, IAM 751, Irkut, KC-X, Mitsubishi, MRJ, MS-21, MTU, Pratt & Whitney, Washington State
Why Aircraft Are Late: Boeing 747-8, 787, Airbus A380, A400M, A350, Mitsubishi MRJ, Comac ARJ-21, Sukhoi Superjet and probably Comac C919, Bombardier CSeries and Irkut MS-21–all late. It’s the new normal. Ernie Arvai at AirInsight takes a look… Read More
Posted on August 29, 2012 by Scott Hamilton
The Farnborough Air Show isn’t just about orders, though these get all the sex and headlines. While we weren’t at the show, we had a telephone interview with a company called Constellium, previously known as Alcan. Constellium spoke… Read More
Posted on July 10, 2012 by Scott Hamilton
Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, Comac, Embraer, Irkut
737MAX, 777X, A320NEO, Boeing, Bombardier, Constellium, CSeries, Embraer, Irkut, Mitsubishi, MRJ, MS-21
Here is an expanded version of a story we did last week for Flight Global Pro. The refrain that Airbus and Boeing are over-producing the core-A320 and 737 programmes resurfaced with lessor AerCap in an interview with The… Read More
Posted on February 27, 2012 by Scott Hamilton
Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, Comac, Embraer
AerCap, Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, Comac, Embraer, Irkut, Mitsubishi
We wrote the following article for Commercial Aviation Online, which appeared yesterday. In case anyone wonders, there is no relation between John Hamilton and us. ********* The chief engineer of the 737 program is skeptical of the emerging… Read More
Posted on October 28, 2010 by Scott Hamilton
Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, Comac
Airbus, Airbus A320, Boeing, Boeing 737, Bombardier, C919, CSeries, Irkut, MS-21
We talk about the prospect of a production rate hike at AirInsight this morning. Here’s a story from Flight Global taking a detailed, focused look at the Pratt & Whitney P1000G Geared Turbo Fan, which will power the… Read More
Posted on September 2, 2010 by Scott Hamilton
China’s COMAC selected the CFM International LEAP-X engine to power its new challenge to Airbus and Boeing, the C919 150-200 seat jet, two sources tell us. Now comes news that Russia’s Irkut selected the Pratt & Whitney P1000G… Read More