Rolls-Royce announced its Trent XE. The Trent 1000 XE is their new production standard engine powering all future deliveries of the Boeing 787. The market has clearly been waiting for this. Rolls-Royce claims, “At the heart of the Trent 1000…
Previously, we shared ideas about the OEM hangover after the December push. Turns out that hangover lasts longer than you’d think. We share this in light of news from the Singapore Air Show. The money driver comes from deliveries. Sure,…
Yesterday, Pratt & Whitney’s (P&W) President, Rick Duerloo, spoke at a Wings Club event in New York. As expected, his remarks focused on positive news. He noted the strong demand for new aircraft stretched deep into the future. He also…
India’s state-owned aerospace manufacturer Hindustan Aeronautics Limited signed a landmark agreement with Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation to produce the Sukhoi Superjet 100 (rebranded as the Yakovlev SJ-100) in India, marking the country’s first domestic civil airliner production program in nearly…
Delta added to its Airbus orderbook today: 16 more each of the A330-900 and A350-900. Neither choice is a surprise. Coming on the heels of its recent 787-10 order, Delta is clearly betting on continued international growth. More importantly, it…
Based on the most recent DOT T2 dataset, we at last get a peek at the MAX 8-200 fuel burn. And it is very impressive. No wonder Ryanair went for the model. Its fuel efficiency puts it in striking distance…