COMAC’s C919 builds hours
Yesterday the C919 took to the skies again. This was the fourth test flight since the first one on May 5. Compared to other flight test programs, especially the western variety, this is a sedate pace. One can hope the…
Month November 2017
Qatar Airways buys another airline stake
Today it emerged that Qatar Airways has bought another stake in an airline. This time it spent $662m on a near 10% stake in Cathay Pacific. The move by the airline follows a pattern as the table illustrates. We can…
Russia and Ukraine to start discussing the AN-124’s future
[UPDATE – Antonov will support Russia’s AN-124 fleet] News from both Ukraine and Russia indicate the two countries are possibly going to start talking about the AN-124. Both sides need to do this because the AN-124 is a product…
New C Series Customer Poll
The news from Bombardier has people trying hard to figure out who this is. It is not clear what is meant by a “new customer”; is this new to C Series or new to Bombardier? Here is a poll of…
Important aspects to Bombardier’s C Series order news
Today Bombardier announced a new C Series letter of intent for an order as part of its quarterly results. Market speculation immediately spiked. This has been an event everyone has been waiting for, especially after the announced alliance with Airbus.…
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