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Bombardier woes go beyond CSeries

The news last week that Bombardier reorganized its business units, laid off another 1,800 employees and saw the retirement of Guy Hachey, president and CEO of the aerospace division, was viewed by some media and observers as an… Read More

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Posted on July 28, 2014 by Scott Hamilton

ATR, Bombardier, CSeries, Embraer, Mitsubishi, Sukhoi

ATR, ATR-72-600, Bombardier, CRJ, CSeries, E-175, E-Jet, Embraer, Ilyushin Finance Co, Mitsubishi, MRJ90, Q400, SSJ100, Sukhoi, Super Jet SSJ100

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: 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

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

Odds and Ends: SuperJet 100; cell phones on airplanes; 787 real-time monitoring; Crikey

SuperJet 100: This airplane, which is basically the old Dornier 728 jet design, was supposed to be Russia’s leap to western standards. It hasn’t worked out that way, according to this article. Cell Phones on Airplanes: There continues… Read More

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Posted on August 8, 2013 by Scott Hamilton

Airbus, Boeing, Sukhoi

787, Airbus, Ben Sandilands, Boeing, cell phones on airplanes, NPR, Plane Talking, Sukhoi

Looking ahead to 2013 in Commercial Aviation

Last year yielded a few surprises in an otherwise predictable year. Jim Albaugh shocked the aviation world when he retired unexpectedly at age 62. He was expected to remain in his position as CEO of Boeing Commercial Airplanes… Read More

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Posted on January 2, 2013 by Scott Hamilton

Airbus, ATR, Boeing, Bombardier, CFM, Comac, CSeries, EADS, Embrarer, Farnborough Air Show, Pratt & Whitney, Rolls-Royce, Sukhoi

737, 747-8, 767, 777, 777X, 787, A320, A330, A350, A380, Airbus, ARJ-21, ATR, ATR72, Boeing, Bombardier, C919, Comac, Embraer, GEnx, GTF, Irkut, LEAP, Mitsubishi, Pratt & Whitney, Rolls-Royce, SSJ-100, Sukhoi, Trent 1000-Plus

Odds and Ends: E-190 v Superjet v BBD in Russia; China’s aviation; WestJet’s speed dating; Crandall speaks

E-190 v Superjet v Bombardier: With the finding that the pilot of the demo flight of the Sukhoi SSJ 100 Superjet simply flew into a mountain in Indonesia, rather than there being a problem with the airplane, the… Read More

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Posted on December 26, 2012 by Scott Hamilton

American Airlines, Bombardier, Comac, Embraer, Sukhoi, US Airways

American Airlines, ARJ-21, Bombardier, C919, Comac, CRJ-1000, CRJ-900, E-190, Embraer, Q400, Robert Crandall, SSJ-100, Sukhoi, Superjet, US Airways, WestJet

Odds and Ends: Why aircraft are late; catching up to Boeing

Why Aircraft Are Late: Boeing 747-8, 787, Airbus A380, A400M, A350, Mitsubishi MRJ, Comac ARJ-21, Sukhoi Superjet and probably Comac C919, Bombardier CSeries and Irkut MS-21–all late. It’s the new normal. Ernie Arvai at AirInsight takes a look… Read More

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Posted on August 29, 2012 by Scott Hamilton

Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, Comac, CSeries, Irkut, Sukhoi

737 MAX, 737-9, 747-8, 787, A320NEO, A321NEO, A350, A380, A400M, Airbus, ARJ-21, Boeing, Bombardier, C919, Comac, CSeries, Irkut, Mitsubishi, MRJ, MS-21, PAL Philippine Air Lines, Sukhoi, Superjet

Odds and Ends: More on 100-149 seat jet market; aircraft op cost comparisons; Super Guppy

100-149 Seat Market: AirInsight has more on its study of the 100-149 Seat Market analysis and why it will be turbulent in the next five years. Cost Comparisons: Aspire Aviation has a long article on the Cathay Pacific… Read More

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Posted on August 13, 2012 by Scott Hamilton

Airbus, AirInsight, Boeing, Bombardier, CSeries, Embraer

100-149 Seat jet segment, Airbus, B-377, Boeing, Bombardier, C-97, Embraer, KC-97, NASA, Stratocruiser, Sukhoi, Super Guppy

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Bombardier woes go beyond CSeries

Looking ahead to 2014

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

Production wars coming: Airbus v Boeing

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

Odds and Ends: SuperJet 100; cell phones on airplanes; 787 real-time monitoring; Crikey

Looking ahead to 2013 in Commercial Aviation

Odds and Ends: E-190 v Superjet v BBD in Russia; China’s aviation; WestJet’s speed dating; Crandall speaks

Odds and Ends: Why aircraft are late; catching up to Boeing

Odds and Ends: More on 100-149 seat jet market; aircraft op cost comparisons; Super Guppy

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