The Quiet Factory
In the heart of Toulouse, Airbus has its pylon factory. Airbus makes all its engine pylons here. The plant is on the site of the old Dewoitine aircraft factory. This is a long gone but once proud French company. The…
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Airbus’ Tom Williams on NEO Production
Tom Williams provided a presentation on the design and industrialization of the NEO program at Airbus. [youtube]yfPli9bLkC0[/youtube] Views: 18
Airbus’ John Leahy A320neo Technical Briefing
There were a number of trade media in attendance. So there will be a lot of information written about what he said, how he said it and what he meant. As is our preferred method, we like to give you…
The A320 – Good Till 2030?
John Leahy, Airbus COO Customers, April 5 showed just how confident Airbus is in its single aisle family. He said: “We see an open market of 12,000 Single Aisle aircraft by 2030. I expect to sell at least 6,000 neo…
AirInsight exclusive interview with John Leahy
After the Airbus neo Technical Briefing in Toulouse, France, today, AirInsight had a chance to speak with Mr Leahy in his office. We had a few questions we wanted to hear his views on. The 100-149 seat market. Boeing seems…
Southwest 737 had fatigue cracks: ABC
ABC News is reporting that the Boeing 737-300 involved in the Southwest Airlines emergency Friday had fatigue cracks. Citing an unidentified source, ABC said the cracks were found near the six foot long hole but that it is unclear, at…