Everyone who has flown has pondered this at one time or another, especially between 4:30pm and 8pm at a hub airport. Your flight pushes back from the gate and then the plane seems to drive for hours before getting to…
Boeing just sent out the following PR: “Boeing completed all flight tests required for type certification of the 787-8 Dreamliner with Rolls-Royce engines this weekend….The final flight occurred Saturday onboard ZA102, the ninth 787 to be built.” With this news…
Bombardier received a significant LOI for the CSeries today from Russia, home of the competing Sukhoi Superjet. This order, from Ilyushin Finance, is for 3 CS100 and 7 CS300 models plus ten options, and purchase rights for ten additional aircraft,…
The news this week from Qantas signals big changes. The impact of the developments could mean the airline changing in ways that until quite recently would never have been considered. Here is an interview with CAPA’s Peter Harbison speaking to…
Market reception for the Boeing 737RE remains mixed, with the some customers expressing disappointment that Boeing did not proceed with the New Small Airplane but at the same time relieved that the uncertainty is over. Several airlines quickly expressed interest…
Transaero disclosed a letter of intent for eight A320neo family aircraft at the MAKS Air Show in Moscow today, the first Airbus order for this Boeing customer. Engines for the aircraft have not been announced. Combined with the Qantas order,…