Commercial Aviation This revolutionary fabric could make flying economy less terrible – Source: Fast Company Boeing’s new 777X a ‘viable alternative’ to failed Airbus A380 – Source: NewDaily Airbus CEO still optimistic a solution will be found to avoid a…
News Last week Airbus indicated that it will cease production of the A380 beginning in 2021. That leaves it with no aircraft to offer larger than the 350 seat A350-1000. Boeing has a 425 seat 777-9 that will soon be…
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Last week’s decision to end production of the A380 has not only been a painful one to Airbus but also marks an important re-think at Emirates on its short- and long-term fleet plans. Actually, the airline has gone back on…
Uncertainty over the outcome of Brexit is a major factor in the demise of UK regional airline flybmi, which ceased operations on February 16 after going into receivership. The airline grounded all its 17 Embraer ERJ-135s and ERJ-145s, having failed…
The Pacific Northwest Aerospace Alliance held its annual convention near Seattle earlier this week. There were a number of interesting presentations, with some interesting views and speculations. We’ve summarized some of the highlights below: Felicia Coney of Collins Aerospace delivered…