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Odds and Ends: CS300 first flight delayed; PW GTF; Boeing enters MidEast fray

CS300 first flight delayed: When Bombardier says it’s too cold for the CS300 first flight, you know it’s cold up in Montreal. It’s -21C at Mirabel (-6F) and partly cloudy, but that was too cold for the guests,… Read More

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 Posted on February 26, 2015 by

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

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Regional operations with the Turboprop, propjet or Jet; Part 2.

By Bjorn Fehrm Subscription required Introduction 15 Feb 2015: In Part 1 of this article series we started comparing the alternatives available for turboprop short haul services in the 70 seat segment; ATR72-600 and Bombardier Q400. We also included… Read More

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 Posted on February 15, 2015 by

 ATR, Bombardier, Embrarer, Premium

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Lufthansa fleet exec praises top-level change at Bombardier

Feb. 13, 2015, c. Leeham Co.: The appointment of Alain Bellemare as president and chief executive officer of Bombardier is viewed positively by the largest and most influential customer for the slow-selling CSeries, Lufthansa Airlines Group. Lufthansa has… Read More

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 Posted on February 13, 2015 by

 Airbus, Bombardier, CSeries, Pratt & Whitney

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Boeing 757 MAX: why its operating economics does not work

By Bjorn Fehrm Introduction Feb 12, 2015: In a series of articles during the autumn we covered the replacement scenarios for Boeing’s 757-200 when used for long haul passenger operations. The series also included an interview with Boeing’s… Read More

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 Posted on February 12, 2015 by

 Airbus, Airlines, Boeing, Delta Air Lines, GE Aviation, Pratt & Whitney, Rolls-Royce

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Here’s why Boeing won’t do a “757 MAX”

Feb. 12, 2015, c. 2015 Leeham News and Comment: Boeing appeared to put to bed once and for all any prospect of reviving the 757 to fill a product gap between the 737-9 and the 787-8. Randy Tinseth,… Read More

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 Posted on February 12, 2015 by

 Airbus, Boeing, CFM, Embraer, GE Aviation, Mitsubishi, Pacific Northwest Aerospace Alliance, Pratt & Whitney, Rolls-Royce

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Regional operations with the Turboprop, prop-jet or Jet

We examined the future of turboprop airliners Jan. 5, 2015, analyzing the backlogs of Bombardier and ATR–and the ATR overwhelming dominance of the current turboprop sector. This is the second of a series looking at this sector. By… Read More

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 Posted on February 8, 2015 by

 Airlines, ATR, Bombardier, CSeries, Embraer, Mitsubishi, Pratt & Whitney, Premium, Sukhoi

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Exclusive: Emirates Airlines gets pitch for 100 Boeing 747-8s

Update, 3:30pm PST: For those who may not be adept at reading literally what was written, we did not say Boeing made the pitch. Feb. 4, 2015: In a pitch designed to save the Boeing 747-8 and simultaneously… Read More

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 Posted on February 4, 2015 by

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

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First analysis of Mitsubishi Regional Jet, MRJ

Subscription required By Bjorn Fehrm Introduction 25 Jan 2015: Japan has not produced a commercial aircraft since 1973, when the last YS-11 twin engined turboprop rolled off the assembly line. The YS-11 was developed by a consortium of Japanese “heavies,”… Read More

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 Posted on January 25, 2015 by

 Airlines, Boeing, Bombardier, CSeries, Embraer, Mitsubishi, Pratt & Whitney, Premium

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Fundamentals of airliner performance, Part 6; The engine

By Bjorn Fehrm 19 Jan 2015: There is a lot written about the fundamentals of how aircraft fly. It is something that fascinates people and it generates a high level of understanding of these fundamentals. The same is… Read More

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 Posted on January 19, 2015 by

 Boeing, CFM, GE Aviation, Pratt & Whitney

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Airbus reveals record orders at annual press conference

By Bjorn Fehrm Toulouse 13 Jan 2015: Airbus today held their annual press conference where they among other things revealed their final numbers for orders and deliveries. The press conference was hosted by Airbus CEO Fabrice Bregier accompanied by COO… Read More

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 Posted on January 13, 2015 by

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

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