WTO issues with Airbus & Boeing – a 12+ year battle in 3.5 minutes
Airbus published this interesting video. Let’s wait for the response from Boeing. Views: 19
Year 2016
The importance of the A350-1000
Today Airbus had another first flight, this time the A350-1000. The aircraft looks good. A video from AirlineFlyer captured the moment from this morning’s takeoff. Views: 46
Emirates, the A380 and Rolls-Royce
December 2 is literally around the corner and Emirates is supposed to take delivery of its first Rolls-Royce powered A380. But it looks like this might not occur on the date. News out November 18th suggests that Rolls-Royce has not…
Leadership change at Boeing
The news that Ray Conner is being replaced at the helm of Boeing commercial comes as no surprise. Since January last year there was a definite sense of inevitability following the rise of Dennis Muilenburg as CEO. It is logical…
Mitsubishi Regional Jet adds FTA-3
The third flight test aircraft (FTA-3) of the MRJ fleet conducted its first flight on November 22, 2016. FTA-3 took off from Nagoya at 10:18 am and landed at 12:22 pm. The total flight time was 2 hours and 4…
Premium #304 – Aircraft Development Programs are Getting Longer
If you think that new aircraft programs are taking longer from first order to entry into service, you are correct. We’ve looked at several programs since the start of the jet age, beginning with the Boeing 707 and Douglas DC-8…