Embraer moves to #1
Embraer its Eve has a deal with leasing company Falko for potentially 200 eVTOLs.
Month January 2022
GKN secures workshare package for Gulfstream G400 and G800
Gulfstream has secured workshare packages for its newest business jets, the G400 and G800. The airframer has signed a contract with GKN Aerospace for the two models, which extends the partnership between the companies that goes back to 1993. GKN will…
Eco-airliner not possible without next step in digitalization
The research and development of a new generation of ecofriendly airliners not only require new technological steps on airframe design and aerodynamics, engines, and fuels, but foremost needs a big step in digitalization. Right now, the level of digitalization and…
Airbus decides this summer on higher A320neo-family rates
Airbus will decide on a further ramp-up of production of the A320neo-family by the middle of this year. The decision to go to rate 65 per month from the middle of 2023 was taken last year, but it’s now an…
Legal case Air Astana and Embraer over the E2 still pending
Do you remember the fallout between an airline and an aircraft manufacturer over quality issues and safety concerns? No, we aren’t talking Qatar Airways versus Airbus here, but Air Astana versus Embraer. The dispute came to light last July and got…
Our New Year’s Resolution for Embraer
Embraer is between the proverbial rock and hard place. It has an excellent aircraft in the E2 jets but is unable to effectively compete with Airbus given the ability of the latter to combine multiple aircraft types, including the competing A220…