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CSeries FTV 4 to launch this month with PW GTF testing focus

Bombardier’s CSeries flight testing has now passed the 250 hour flight mark, with three Fight Test Vehicles (FTVs) in the program. FTV 4 is due to become airborne in May. This will be a milestone for the program… Read More

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Posted on May 5, 2014 by Scott Hamilton

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

737 Classic, 737 MAX, A320NEO, Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, CFM, CS100, CS300, CSeries, E-Jet E2, Embraer, Geared Turbo Fan, GTF, LEAP, Mitsubishi, Mitsubishi MRJ, Pratt & Whitney, Pure Power

Odds and Ends: LEAP vs GTF; CSeries flight testing; MRJ FAL

LEAP vs GTF: Reuters has a story looking at the intense competition between CFM and Pratt & Whitney for the market dominance of the LEAP vs Geared Turbo Fan engines. The only airplane where there is competition is… Read More

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Posted on February 18, 2014 by Scott Hamilton

Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, CFM, Comac, CSeries, Embraer, Irkut, Mitsubishi, Pratt & Whitney

737MAX, A320NEO, Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, CFM, CFM International, Comac, CSeries, E-Jet E2, Embraer, Geared Turbo Fan, GTF, International Aero Engines, Irkut, LEAP, MC-21, Mitsubishi, Mitsubishi MRJ, MRJ, Pratt & Whitney

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

Odds and Ends: Boeing Everett; SkyWest raises doubts about MRJ; Boeing and Charleston on 777X

Boeing’s Everett Footprint: With the news that Boeing will build 1.5m sf of space for a new 777X Final Assembly Line and wing production facility if the IAM 751 members ratify the new contract and Washington State ponies… Read More

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Posted on November 7, 2013 by Scott Hamilton

Airlines, Boeing, Bombardier, Embraer, Mitsubishi

747-8, 777-300ER, 777X, Boeing, Boeing Charleston, Bombardier, CRJ900, E-190, E-190 E2, Embraer, Mitsubishi, Mitsubishi MRJ, MRJ, SkyWest Airlines

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: Embraer reports weak quarter; MRJ FTV #1 assembly; JAL, ANA politics

Embraer’s Third Quarter: Embraer delivered fewer commercial airplanes in the third quarter than had been expected. The maker of E-Jets and the E-Jet E2 re-engined versions due beginning in 2018 listed its deliveries and backlog in its press… Read More

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Posted on October 15, 2013 by Scott Hamilton

Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, CSeries, Embraer, Mitsubishi

787, A350, Airbus, All Nippon Airways, ANA, Boeing, Bombardier, CSeries, E-Jet, E-Jet E2, Emrbaer, Mitsubishi, Mitsubishi MRJ

Latest twin-aisle orders shift market share; Plus Odds and Ends

The flurry of orders in September and this month from Lufthansa Airlines and Japan Air Lines tightens the wide body race between Airbus and Boeing. Airbus and JAL on Monday announced a firm order for 31 A350s and… Read More

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Posted on October 8, 2013 by Scott Hamilton

Airbus, Boeing, Mitsubishi

777-9, A320, A340, A350, A350-1000, A350-900, Airbus, Airline Passenger Experience, APEX, Boeing, Japan Air Lines, John Leahy, Lufthansa Airlines, Mitsubishi, Mitsubishi MRJ, Schott

Odds and Ends: Slowing sales; Airbus in Japan; MRJ delay; Crandall on merger

Slowing Jet Sales: Within a few days, Bloomberg, Reuters and The Seattle Times each had stories about slowing jet sales. Here is the Bloomberg story, focusing on cargo sales. Here is the Reuters story. Here is The Seattle… Read More

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Posted on September 3, 2013 by Scott Hamilton

Airbus, American Airlines, Boeing, Mitsubishi, US Airways

777X, 787, A350, American Airlines, Bloomberg News, Boeing, Boeing Charleston, International Aero Engines, John Leahy, Kingfisher, Mitsubishi, Mitsubishi MRJ, MRJ90, Reuters, Robert Crandall, The Seattle Times, US Airways, US Department of Justice

Odds and Ends: New upgrades for the B-52; MRJ delay confirmed; EIS estimates for new airplane programs

Upgrades for the B-52: The USAF and Boeing are upgrading the Boeing B-52 bomber to further extend the service life. The LA Times via the Seattle Times has this story. This is remarkable; the B-52 was designed in… Read More

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Posted on August 22, 2013 by Scott Hamilton

Airbus, American Airlines, Boeing, Bombardier, Comac, CSeries, Embraer, Irkut, US Airways

American Airlines, ARJ21, B-52, Boeing, Bombardier, C919, Comac, CSeries, E-Jet E2, Embraer, Irkut, Mitsubishi, Mitsubishi MRJ, MRJ, MS-21, US Airways

The Coming Aerospace Squeeze: Emerging Competitors

AirInsight has released a report entitled “The Coming Aerospace Squeeze – a review of commercial aircraft programs in Brazil, Canada, China, Japan and Russia.” This report summarizes current and planned aircraft programs in each of these countries and… Read More

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Posted on October 5, 2009 by Scott Hamilton

Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, Embraer

Airbus, ARJ21, AVIC, Boeing, Bombardier, Brazil, C919, Canada, China, Comac, Embraer, Japan, Kawasaki YPX, Mitsubishi MRJ, MS-21, Russia, Sukhoi, Superjet

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CSeries FTV 4 to launch this month with PW GTF testing focus

Odds and Ends: LEAP vs GTF; CSeries flight testing; MRJ FAL

Looking ahead to 2014

Odds and Ends: Boeing Everett; SkyWest raises doubts about MRJ; Boeing and Charleston on 777X

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

Odds and Ends: Embraer reports weak quarter; MRJ FTV #1 assembly; JAL, ANA politics

Latest twin-aisle orders shift market share; Plus Odds and Ends

Odds and Ends: Slowing sales; Airbus in Japan; MRJ delay; Crandall on merger

Odds and Ends: New upgrades for the B-52; MRJ delay confirmed; EIS estimates for new airplane programs

The Coming Aerospace Squeeze: Emerging Competitors

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