Airbus launches A321XLR at Paris
Airbus. as expected. launched the A321XLR at the Paris Air Show this morning as part of a 100 plane order from Air Lease Company, which committed to 27 of the new model. The A321XLR will extend the range of the…
Year 2019
Morning Call – Monday 17 June 2019
Commercial Aviation Boeing chief acknowledges ‘Mistake’ over 737 MAX warning light – source: NY Times Paris 2019: CFM focuses on LEAP improvements during MAX grounding -source: ATW Battle over Blame – source: BBC New Airbus leadership steps out in Paris…
With A350 Airbus expects to consolidate toehold at Japan Airlines
The delivery, last week in Toulouse, of Japan Airlines’ first Airbus A350-900 aircraft was full of symbolism for both Airbus and the Japanese airline. This was nothing less than the first delivery by the European manufacturer to an airline that,…
Daily Insight: Friday 14 June 2019: Will Airbus replace A320 with a hybrid?
A number of news outlets indicate that Airbus is considering a new narrow-body aircraft to replace the A320neo in the 2035 timeframe and that the new aircraft could be a hybrid. That would represent a marked shift in technology away…
From Mitsubishi MRJ to SpaceJet: what has changed?
Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation (MAC) didn’t wait until its scheduled Paris Air Show press conference on June 17 to unveil the re-badged SpaceJet, instead already giving away major details a few days earlier. The Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ) is dead, long…
Morning Call – Friday 14 June 2019
Commercial Aviation Airbus site that developed Concorde reveals plane that could revolutionise wing-design – source: Daily Post Boeing 737 grounding rippling through supply chain – source: Morningstar Mitsubishi launch ‘SpaceJet’ aircraft ahead of Paris Air Show – source: Intelligent Aerospace…