The airline industry seems to be pushing for ever more bandwidth on their aircraft. An early pioneer in this is Lufthansa which was among the first airlines to sign up for Boeing Connexion. Even after that program was abandoned, Lufthansa…
News from China is that the state has formally created the Aero Engine Corp of China. Headquartered in Beijing, the company has a registered capital of 50 billion yuan ($7.5bn), and 96,000 employees. The new company will consist of three…
Another E190-E2, serial number 20.003, took off on its maiden flight last Saturday, August 27, from the company’s facility in São José dos Campos. The new E-Jet is the third of four prototypes to join the E190-E2 certification program. Prototype…
For medium and long-hauls, the twin engine passenger aircraft are the backbone of the fleet. This first chart demonstrates how twin engine aircraft have become the dominant type. In 2000, twins were about 50% of the fleet. By 1Q16 this…
In a previous story we wrote about the growing demand for pilots. The demand is real and well documented. But what about the other side of the equation? Where will these pilots come from? In its recently released study, Boeing…
Sukhoi Civil Aircraft announced that, at the request of CityJet, the SSJ can now operate from runways that are only 30m wide. This new EASA allowance enables the airline to deploy the aircraft in a number of important airports, most…