The Orphan Airplane
Possibly the airplane most qualified to go by this moniker is the Boeing 717. It started life as the MD95 – and with it went much of the hopes of McDonnell Douglas. It made an early and crucial win at…
Year 2011
Canada’s Discovery Air to Order HAV 366 Airships
Hybrid Air Vehicles, based in Cranfield, England, has received a launch customer order from Discovery Air in Canada to develop an airship with a 50 tonne payload that can land without an airport, or even on water. Discovery Air serves…
Not Your Father’s Turboprop!
ATR has delivered its first new model ATR-72-600 to Royal Air Maroc. The new aircraft are more efficient that prior models, and compete with the Bombardier Dash-8 Q400 in the turboprop sector. Perhaps the biggest change for ATR is the…
Pricing a Key to Initial LEAP-GTF Narrow-Body Battles
The battle for aircraft engines in the narrow-body market has increased dramatically with the introduction of the PW1000G geared turbofan, which has emerged as a strong competitor to the CFM International LEAP engine that will replace its existing market share…
Gary Scott and CSeries
Reading various reports on the retirement of Gary Scott would have you believe it was he alone that kept the CSeries program alive. Yesterday Bombardier announced his retirement for personal reasons. It came as a surprise for many, including us.…
Replacing the 757
Delta Air Lines today announced its selection of the 737-900ER to replace its 757s. Within the US 757 fleet there are a number at American, United Airlines, Continental Airlines and US Airways that also will need replacing before long. In…