Catching up with F-WWOW
We first met this airplane on March 19 2007 when it flew into LAX on a test flight to see how an A380 could handle LAX – and vice versa. Seeing an A380 at LAX is old hat now. Meanwhile…
Year 2011
Airbus Announces Delay to A350 Program
[UPDATE 1] AirInsight is in Toulouse today for the A350 technical briefing. In terms of the delay announced, the company is still maintaining its flight test program. But this could be refined as the project evolves. Probably the biggest theme…
Comparing the new technology Narrow-body engines: GTF vs LEAP maintenance costs
A new generation of engines for narrow-bodied aircraft will enter service later this decade. Unlike prior generations, however, the manufacturers have diverged in their use of technology, resulting in two distinctly different configurations. Pratt & Whitney has chosen a geared…
An Inflection Point for a General Aviation Recovery?
GAMA, the General Aviation Manufacturers Association, recently released aircraft shipment figures for the third quarter of 2011, which show a mixed picture. Totals through three quarters of the year show total aircraft shipments are down 9.6% overall, and down 13.0%…
LOT’s 767 after the amazing gear up landing
Last week we saw the truly masterful flying by the LOT 767 crew when the gear did not deploy. Along with everyone else, we applaud the skills of the crew. But let’s also hear it for the people at Boeing…
ElAl launches WheelTug
At the Marcus Evans conference in Barcelona today, WheelTug CEO Isaiah Cox announced a launch customer for the WheelTug. (WheelTug is an AirInsight client) There are two interesting aspects to the Wheeltug story; one is airline operations and the other…