The current fracas with US airlines claiming state support for the UAE carriers has caused quite an industry kerfuffle. We came across the following paper dated January 28 2015 which appears to be the basis of the US complaints. Be…
Passengers flying these sub-100 seat aircraft are immediately able to sense the limited space as they enter the cabin. OEMs have to compromise to get in the seating airlines want and fit this into a tube whose dimensions must be…
With all the excitement around the first fight of the CS300, many may have forgotten about the other test flight program underway in Toulouse. Airbus’ A320neo took off January for some upgrades and was back in the sky in February.…
COMAC has nearly completed the basic assembly of its C919 prototype, Chinese media are reporting. This picture released by Pudong Times shows the C919 prototype on the final assembly line. The engines, avionics, flight control and hydraulics systems have yet…
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It seems the program is now at last developing the momentum observers have been waiting for. The fleet accumulated 160 hours last month -a shade less than the previous month. Notice how much more FTV3 was deployed last month. FTV3…