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
Posted on May 5, 2014 by Scott Hamilton
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
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
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
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
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
Posted on November 7, 2013 by Scott Hamilton
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
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
Airbus and Boeing have announced production rates for their single-aisle airplanes of 42/mo each and are thinking of going as high as 52/mo. Boeing last week announced a planned rate of 14/mo for the 787. Airbus has plans… Read More
Posted on October 28, 2013 by Scott Hamilton
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
Posted on October 15, 2013 by Scott Hamilton
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
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
Posted on October 8, 2013 by Scott Hamilton
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
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