Two videos and one airplane. First video the aircraft with winglets and the “pre-NEO” engine. Engine noise at about 30 seconds. Second video the same aircraft with the “NEO” engine. Engine noise at about 1:30. Drama sound track aside, almost…
South Africa’s Denel Aerostructures is a business that traces its aviation experience back 60 years. And yet you may not have heard of the company. Recently at the 2014 Africa Aerospace and Defence event, Denel announced plans to develop a…
Macquarie AirFinance has placed an order for 40 CSeries aircraft, with options for an additional 10, providing a boost to the program. All of the orders are for the larger CS300 model, with deliveries scheduled between 2017 and 2019. This…
The first flight of the A320neo, powered by the Pratt & Whitney PW1100G-JM geared turbofan, took place this morning in Toulouse. The first flight lasted 2 hours and 22 minutes, and was hailed as successful. Airbus currently has firm…
The tightening sanctions on Russia are now starting to work through the economy. Aerospace is now a victim of these sanctions. But not in the way you would think of at first. Sanctions are hurting Russian aerospace sales. UT-Air Express…
Airline alliances, including the Star Alliance, oneworld, and SkyTeam, have generated substantial benefits for their members. Those benefits, however, have primarily been on the marketing side of the business, as code-shares and connecting traffic increase revenues for alliance members, particularly…