Day 4 of the Farnborough Airshow was the last official one for doing deals and orders, but most of the corporates had already left on Wednesday. The static display was also pretty empty, as Airbus and Embraer had removed their…
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Regional Jets (MHIRJ), the Canadian license holder of the Bombardier CRJ, is evaluating technology for the future regional airliner. A new regional aircraft could be required around 2040. Ross Mitchell, MHIRJ Senior Vice President for business development,…
Day 3 in a warm and humid Farnborough has produced only a couple of aircraft orders. And they were all for Airbus. The biggest one was from Saudi low-cost carrier flynas for 20 more A321neos and five more A330-900s, making…
PR: BermudAir, Bermuda’s hometown airline, is set to become the newest operator of the Airbus A220, following an order placed by affiliated company Odyssey for 10 firm and 10 options for the A220-300. The firm order, booked in March 2026,…
Airbus’ strategy update to double Adjusted EBIT to €10 billion in 2029 assumes the launch of the stretched versions of the A220 and A350. No launch decision has been made, but top management gave the clearest indication so far that…
Emirates President Sir Tim Clark, again, is pushing aircraft manufacturers to innovate more and come up with new designs more quickly. They are way too slow with progressing. “You can’t stay with the A350s or 777-9 forever; you need to…