An article in the Montreal Gazette over the weekend entitled “CSeries story will have happy ending” quotes several noted aviation analysts, including Michael Boyd of Boyd International and Marco Pencak of GMP Securities, as well as our own Scott Hamilton…
The LEAP-X engine program from CFM International is well positioned to be the engine of choice should Boeing choose to re-engine the 737NG series. While Boeing has a “triple option” available – minor upgrades to the existing product, a re-engining…
As air travel and connectivity become ubiquitous the tectonic plates in air travel are shifting. The US was the early pioneer in terms of in-flight Internet connectivity. Then came 9/11 and the feature, US airlines dropped out and it was…
Airbus’ Bob Lange shares news of a radical new concept in in-flight galleys. He goes on to discus connectivity and then provides an A380 and A350 update. We tried to get him to talk about a re-engine program for the…
Take a look at this interesting story from Aviation Week. Despite the expected sources sowing doubts about the CS, there is, in fact, rising interest. Why do we say rising? Because we are hearing of three potential orders coming –…
Airbus sent us some PR today about their tests on the A350 panel. “The 15m² structure (pictured) is fitted in place of an existing A340 aluminium fuselage section. The trials, conducted by Airbus’ flight-test aircraft A340 MSN001, are part of…