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Posted on October 14, 2014 by Scott Hamilton
Airbus, Airlines, Boeing, Bombardier, CFM, Comac, Embraer, Irkut, Mitsubishi, Pratt & Whitney, Rolls-Royce, Sukhoi
737-9, 757, 757 replacement, A321NEO, Airbus, Bjorn Fehrm, Boeing, Bombardier, CFM, Comac, Embraer, Irkut, Leeham News and Comment, Mitsubishi, Pratt & Whitney, Rolls-Royce, Sukhoi
Embraer’s big bet on its largest airplane yet
Introduction Embraer is days away from the roll-out of its biggest airplane project yet and one that has the potential to make its biggest inroads yet into the global defense market: the KC-390. The airplane, with a fuselage… Read More
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Posted on October 13, 2014 by Bjorn Fehrm
Airbus, Boeing, Embraer, Pratt & Whitney
767, A400M, air force tanker, Airbus, Boeing, C-130, Embraer, International Aero Engines, KC-767, Lockheed Martin, Pratt & Whitney, V2500
Odds and Ends: 737 rate hike on cash flow; How the Chicago ATC fire impact unfolded; New PW engine chief
737 rate on on cash flow: The Seattle Times has a good article that described the impact on cash flow the decision by Boeing made to boost 737 production to 52/mo in 2018. The rate hike comes at… Read More
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Posted on October 3, 2014 by Scott Hamilton
Airbus, Boeing, Pratt & Whitney
737 MAX 200, 737-7, 737-9, 747-8, 757, 777 Classic, 777 X, A321NEO, Airbus, Boeing, Pratt & Whitney
Odds and Ends: Comparing Airbus, Boeing 20-year forecasts; A320neo first flight; 787 battery probe fizzles; Mythbusting
Airbus v Boeing forecasts: The Blog by Javier takes its annual look at and comparison of the Airbus and Boeing 20-year forecasts. Airbus issued its new forecast this week; Boeing’s annual update was issued last summer. Separately, the… Read More
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Posted on September 25, 2014 by Scott Hamilton
Airbus, Boeing, CFM, Pratt & Whitney
737, 787, A320NEO, Airbus, Airbus Global Market Forecast, CFM, CFM LEAP, Pratt & Whitney, Pratt & Whitney GTF
ISTAT Europe Conference in Istanbul: Boeing and Airbus slugging it out with some new twists
Airbus and Boeing squared off once again Monday, this time at the ISTAT Europe conference in Istanbul, once again pretty much over the entire product lines. Boeing’s VP Marketing Randy Tinseth began with two focal points, the 737… Read More
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Posted on September 22, 2014 by Bjorn Fehrm
Airbus, Boeing, CFM, Pratt & Whitney
737 MAX, 747-8, 777-300ER, 777-9, 777X, 787, A330, A330neo, A350, A380, Airbus, Boeing, CFM, GTF, John Leahy, Pratt & Whitney, Randy Tinseth
Embraer and Bombardier: the tale of different companies, histories and fortunes
Last month we did a situational analysis of Boeing and Airbus and we promised to do the same for Embraer and Bombardier. Our follow-up article took longer than planned, as we wanted to include the rather significant changes… Read More
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Posted on September 15, 2014 by Bjorn Fehrm
Bombardier, CSeries, Embraer, Pratt & Whitney
Bombardier, Comac, CRJ, CSeries, E-Jet, E-Jet E2, Embraer, GE, GTF, Pratt & Whitney, Q400
Odds and Ends: KC-46A update; A440M in the US; A320neo first flight; Southwest no longer an LCC
KC-46A update: Aviation Week has an update on the status of the Boeing KC-46A tanker. Among other things, first fight has now been moved from June to November at the earliest. A400M in the US: Airbus thinks it’s… Read More
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Posted on September 12, 2014 by Scott Hamilton
air force tanker, Airbus, Airlines, Boeing, Pratt & Whitney
A320NEO, A400M, air force tanker, Airbus, airlines, Boeing, C-130, C-17, GTF, KC-46A, Lockheed Martin, Pratt & Whitney, Southwest Airlines
Odds and Ends: Safran benefits from engine after-market; ExIm could back Airbus; Paine Field future
Engine After-market: Safran, which owns 50% of CFM International with GE Aviation owning the other half, is positioned in the “sweet spot” of the engine after-market, according to a recent report by Bernstein Research. The report further supports… Read More
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Posted on September 11, 2014 by Scott Hamilton
Airbus, Boeing, CFM, GE Aviation, Pratt & Whitney
747, 767, 777 Classic, 777-200LR, 777-300ER, A320, Airbus, Bernstein Research, Boeing, CFM International, CFM56, ExIm Bank, GE Aviation, GE90, Pratt & Whitney, Safran
BBD faces skyline challenges in 2016: Russia, Ukraine, Iraq customers
Note: The CSeries resumed airborne flight tests Sept. 7. The announcement two weeks ago by Sweden’s Malmo Aviation that it won’t be the first operator of Bombardier’s CSeries is an unneeded image hit for the program, but not… Read More
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Posted on September 7, 2014 by Scott Hamilton
Bombardier, CSeries, Pratt & Whitney
Bombardier, CSeries, GTF, Ilyushin Finance Corp., Iraqi Airways, Malmo Aviation, Odyssey Airlines, Pratt & Whitney, Pratt & Whitney GTF, UT Air, VIM Airlines
Odds and Ends: Boeing leads net orders YTD; A320neo; ExIm Bank; Frontier Air
Airbus vs Boeing orders: Airbus reported its order tally through August and while it surpassed 1,000 gross orders, it’s net orders trail Boeing significantly. This article sums things up nicely, though it doesn’t include Boeing’s last four days… Read More
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Posted on September 4, 2014 by Scott Hamilton
Airbus, Boeing, CFM, Pratt & Whitney
A320NEO, CFM, ExIm Bank, Frontier Airlines, GTF, LEAP, Pratt & Whitney, Pratt & Whitney GTF
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