VLA progress
News today from Russia demonstrates that very large airplanes continue to see demand. This news is good for both the OEM and its small cadre of customers. The AN-124 is unique. The only comparable airplane is the C-5 and it…
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Embraer Launches E-Jet RE: Assessing the Impact
Embraer last week finally firmed up its plans, announced in 2011, to re-engine the E-Jet family. The announcement of the selection of the Pratt & Whitey Geared Turbofan engine removes much of the ambiguity about the program. That ambiguity has…
Latest 787 Developments Unfavorable for Boeing
Within the last 24 hours, three major stories have broken on the Boeing 787 that put Boeing in an unfavorable light. These reports support our conclusion that this will not be either a quick or easy fix for Boeing, and…
NTSB Update on Boeing 787 Fires
Yesterday afternoon the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) held a press briefing to document its preliminary findings and describe its plans as it searches for a root cause of the battery fire aboard the JAL Boeing 787 in Boston and…
A passenger’s nightmare – with happy ending
A Turkish airliner had an engine struck by lightning and the engine caught fire. The plane landed safely. Here are two videos showing the harrowing event. First video from inside the airplane. Second video is from the ground. Views: 31
Ryanair and Boeing
Take a look here please. The story about new airplanes for Ryanair is a long one. Views: 33