787 Operations; 2014 through September
[UPDATE – images of VT-ANI recent state] As the 787 starts to settle into operations it is a good idea to get a handle on how it is operating. Judging from the news reports, one is sometimes left with the…
Year 2014
Premium #140 – There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.
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Do Orders through September Portend a Change in Competitive Balance Between Airbus and Boeing?
Data summarizing aircraft orders are in for the first 9 months of 2014, and show interesting results, as shown in the table below. Unfortunately, Boeing does not break out orders among the three variants of the 737MAX, making it more difficult to…
Airbus’ A350 video
Airbus did something every aviation geek enjoys – they celebrated the end of their A350XWB flight test program with a special event. A formation flight by the program’s test aircraft. Spectacular and wonderful. Views: 26
Cyber thoughts
It has been a while since we last addressed this issue. Our interest in cyber security within commercial aviation has not waned. The subject has become more obscure as the players in the industry close ranks. This is understandable. Industry…
Chicago O’Hare Operational Interuptions
Last week a “contract employee” at the Aurora, Illinois radar facility set fire to his workplace. The fire caused chaos at Chicago’s airports. The larger, O’Hare, is a pivotal point in the global air transport business. Disrupting its operations causes…