Skymark starts Japanese disruption
Today Skymark made it official. As the Airbus PR states: Views: 50
Year 2011
GTF Completes Initial Ground Tests
This morning P&W sent out an update PR. Here is an excerpt. “Pratt & Whitney successfully completed initial ground testing on its first PurePower® PW1000G series engine, the PW1524G engine for the Bombardier* CSeries* aircraft. The engine completed nearly 200…
FAA Forecast Conference
This morning we got to speak with MIT’s Bill Swelbar after he gave his presentation to the conference. Provocative as always, you may disagree with Bill, but he will make you think. We talk about the changes over the past…
C919 adds Panasonic Connectivity
Panasonic Avionics Corporation (Panasonic) last week announced that it signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) with Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC) to provide communications systems for COMAC’s C919. While final terms are still being negotiated, the LoI allows the…
US Regional Airlines Deserve More Respect
The data presented comes from the US Regional Airlines Association. The story behind these numbers bears some thought. The last three periods in particular. Between 1980 and 2009, the number of regional carriers declined 75%. Yet those which remained grew…
G650 Sprints Coast to Coast
On January 12, Gulfstream’s newest jet undertook an interesting test. The G650 (S/N 6004) demonstrated high-speed, fuel-efficient cruising capabilities, flying more than 1,900 nautical miles (3,545 km) in 3 hours and 26 minutes. The aircraft accomplished the mission at speeds…