The data presented comes from the US Regional Airlines Association. The story behind these numbers bears some thought. The last three periods in particular. Between 1980 and 2009, the number of regional carriers declined 75%. Yet those which remained grew…
On Friday we had a chance to speak with AirCell’s, Norman Smagley, Executive Vice President and CFO. The firm has just announced another round of successful financing for $35m from its investors, this being added to $500m already invested in…
This is surely one of the oddest videos seen in a long time. Considering all the perils of getting from the street to the airplane these days, you would hope that being on the airplane is safe – well at…
NASA has a research lab at Lewis Field in Cleveland Ohio where they are doing research into ultra high bypass engines for aircraft. We had a conversation with the UHB Research program Manager, Chris Hughes. He explains what the program…
CFM is developing its next generation engine, known as LEAP-X. This engine is due to power the COMAC C919 and the Airbus A320neofamily and is almost certainly going to power either a re-engined Boeing 737 or its replacement. Understanding this…
News out today from Russia is that IAC AR, the Russian certification authority granted Type Certification to Sukhoi’s Superjet 100. The certificate is a result of an a certification campaign performed by IAC AR, Certification Centers, Sukhoi Civil Aircraft as…