24 Hours of US ATC
At the DC-based Air & Space Museum they have a fascinating display of what the sky looked like for a 24 hour period some years ago. Each dot is an airliner. As you watch the video, the change of color…
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747-8i Receives Chinese Order – Is it a Bellwether?
Boeing finally found another customer for the beleaguered 747-8i program. This new variant of the 747, using new technology engines also used on the 787, plus a new wing and new systems, provides economic improvements over the existing 747-400 to…
ILFC Orders 100 NEO and 33 B737-800 Narrowbodies
International Lease Finance Corporation has become the first leasing company to order the Airbus A320neo family, for 100 of the aircraft. Interestingly, at least 60 of those aircraft will be powered by the Pratt & Whitney PW1000G Geared Turbofan (GTF)…
The Tanker War is Over
The news is that EADS will not protest the Pentagon’s selection of Boeing. In a conference call that overall was a class act, EADS officials laid out what they know from the debrief and concluded there is no basis for…
Bombardier’s Risk Mitigation on CSeries Supply Chain
If there is one thing the aerospace industry has learned over the past few years it is the scary things that come with outsourcing. On the one hand, everyone wants to save money and drive costs lower. But as we…
Boeing’s Mike Bair discusses the new engines
In a forthcoming article in Aircraft Technology magazine, Mike Bair, the head of Boeing’s 737 program development, discusses the new engine offerings by CFM International, Pratt & Whitney and Rolls-Royce. The excerpt is here. The full article will discuss Boeing’s…