In the event we are to believe the naysayers here at the Paris Air Show, Michael O’Leary and his airline are behaving like they are serious about the C919. The considered opinion among the considered in Paris is that Ryanair…
Korean Air announced an order for 10 Bombardier CS300 aircraft, with 10 options and an additional 10 purchase rights. KAL will be Bombardier’s first CSeries customer in Asia, joining customers in North America and Europe and 2 additional unannounced customers.…
Take a simple idea like adding color to the blades of a turboprop and you get a truly stunning impact. The color choice is delightful. The impact is instant and the airplane stands out here at the show. Views: 32
Here is a very pleased Bob Saia from PW standing by a CSeries fan blade. The company firmed its order with ILFC today for 120 GTF engines plus spares. No wonder he’s smiling! Note, by the way, the blade has…
Phillipe Goetz, BRITAIR’s Flight Ops Technical Director sat in their CRJ1000 at the Paris Air Show and describes how pleased they are with the airplane which is replacing F-100s. This, by the way, is the same plane we got to…
In a fancy showroom at the Paris Air Show, IRKUT has its fuselage display of its new airliner, now known as the MC-21. The company is new to the medium sized commercial airliner business, but has tremendous aerospace experience via…