[Update – Podcast with an A330 type rating instructor discussing the BEA AF447 information] Update: MSNBC has a three minute video with two former NTSB investigators discussing the accident. Citing inaccuracies and errors in media reports on the crash of…
Shorts of Belfast is a company with an impressive history. Bombardier acquired this company in 1989, adding to its growing base of aerospace expertise. The Belfast operation is impressive. It has 5,000 employees and more than a century of aviation…
The air travel business is a tough place to trade in. Airplanes are about equal and it is difficult to make the travel experience “special” or different. Yesterday we saw first hand how an airline can stand out by using…
We spent the final ~20 minutes of the first flight by a Bombardier CRJ1000 into Belfast (BFS). Thanks to the great Brit Air crew. [youtube]8vXDGgNBr_0[/youtube] Views: 22
If ever there was a clearer sign that Boeing and Airbus are worried about Bombardier’s CSeries and will do everything they can to meet the competition and block sales, it’s the news that the US Ex-Im Bank and the European…
A patent infringement lawsuit by Rolls Royce against Pratt & Whitney, a division of United Technologies regarding fan blade design for the GP7200 engine used on the Airbus A380 and the forthcoming PW GTF series of engines was decided in…