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Looking ahead to 2014

Here’s what to look for in 2014 in commercial aviation. Airbus A350 XWB: The high-profile A350 XWB program continues flight testing this year. Entry-into-service has been a sliding target. The program is running about 18 months behind original… Read More

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Posted on January 12, 2014 by Scott Hamilton

air force tanker, Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, Comac, CSeries, Embraer, GE Aviation, Irkut, Mitsubishi, Pratt & Whitney, Rolls-Royce, Sukhoi, YAK

737 MAX, 747-8, 757, 767, 777 Classic, 777X, 787, A320NEO, A330, A330neo, A350, A380, A380RE, Airbus, ARJ21, Boeing, Bombardier, C919, CSeries, E-Jet, E-Jet E1, EJet E2, Embraer, GE Aviation, GEnx, Irkut, KC-46A, MC-21, Mitsubishi, Mitsubishi MRJ, Q400, Rolls-Royce, SSJ100, Sukhoi, Superjet, Trent 1000-TEN, YAK, Yak-242

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

Odds and Ends: 777X site; A380 reconfiguration; 777 flashback; PNAA’s 13th annual conference; A350; MC-21

Build 777X “where it makes the most sense:” A Boeing executive, in a CNBC interview, said the 777X would be built “where it makes the most sense.” CNBC writes that Shephard Hill, president of Boeing International, said, “Honestly,… Read More

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Posted on November 19, 2013 by Scott Hamilton

Airbus, Boeing, Irkut, Pacific Northwest Aerospace Alliance

777-300ER, 787-10, A350-1000, Airbus, Boeing, Irkut, Jon Ostrower, MC-21, Pacific Northwest Aerospace Alliance, PNAA

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: MC-21 to be renamed; Boeing buys land; seat wars ahead?

MC-21 to be renamed: After creating a brand for the Russian Irkut MC-21, authorities have decided to rename the airplane the Yak 242, according to this article in Flight International. The article is too brief to explain the… Read More

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Posted on October 28, 2013 by Scott Hamilton

Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, Embraer, Irkut, Sukhoi

737, 777, A330, A350, Airbus, Boeing, Irkut, MC-21, SSJ-100, Sukhoi, Yak-242

Production wars coming: Airbus v Boeing

If some industry observers are concerned about the prospect of over-production now, the current state of affairs may only be the tip of the iceberg. Airbus CEO Fabrice Bergier says he expects to boost production of the A320… Read More

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Posted on October 13, 2013 by Scott Hamilton

Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, Comac, CSeries, Embraer, Mitsubishi, Sukhoi

737, 747-8, 767, 777, 787, A320, A330, A350, A380, Airbus, ARJ21, Boeing, Bombardier, C919, Comac, CSeries, E-Jet, Embraer, Irkut, MC-21, Mitsubishi, MRJ, SSJ100, Sukhoi

Busy decade ahead for new, derivative airplane EIS dates

The next decade will see an extraordinary number of new and derivative airplanes entering service, beginning next year with the Boeing 787-9 and ending in 2022 with what we believe will be a replacement for the Airbus A330…. Read More

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Posted on September 24, 2013 by Scott Hamilton

Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, Comac, Embraer, Irkut

737, 757, 777X, 787-10, 787-9, A320, A330, A350, Airbus, ARJ21, AVIC, Boeing, Bombardier, C919, Comac, CSeries, E-Jet, E-Jet E2, Embraer, MC-21, New Small Airplane

Irkut makes 10% fuel advantage claim over NEO, MAX for MC-21

Russia’s Irkurt claims its MC-21 mainline jet, a direct competitor to the Airbus A320/321neo and Boeing 737-8/9 MAX, will be some 10% more economical. Irkut claims the MC-21 will be up to 23% more efficient than the current… Read More

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Posted on August 29, 2013 by Scott Hamilton

Airbus, Boeing, Irkut, Sukhoi

737 MAX, 737-8, 737-800, 737-9, 737-900ER, A320ceo, A320NEO, A321ceo, A321NEO, Airbus, Boeing, Irkut, MC-21, MS-21, SSJ-100, Sukhoi

737 production rate hike, PW’s GTF, Airbus’ A320 NEO

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

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Posted on September 2, 2010 by Scott Hamilton

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

Airbus, Airbus A320, Airbus A320 NEO, Boeing, Boeing 737, Bombardier, Irkut, MC-21, Mitsubishi, MRJ

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Looking ahead to 2014

The deeper, longer term implications of IAM’s Boeing contract vote January 3

Odds and Ends: 777X site; A380 reconfiguration; 777 flashback; PNAA’s 13th annual conference; A350; MC-21

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

Odds and Ends: MC-21 to be renamed; Boeing buys land; seat wars ahead?

Production wars coming: Airbus v Boeing

Busy decade ahead for new, derivative airplane EIS dates

Irkut makes 10% fuel advantage claim over NEO, MAX for MC-21

737 production rate hike, PW’s GTF, Airbus’ A320 NEO

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