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Airbus flight-tests A350 XWB composite fuselage panel

by admin | Sep 14, 2010 | Airbus

Airbus sent us some PR today about their tests on the A350 panel. "The 15m² structure (pictured) is fitted in place of an existing A340 aluminium...

Embraer talks up KC-390

by admin | Sep 13, 2010 | Aerospace, Embraer

Today Embraer announced another customer with news that the Czech Republic has signed a "Declaration of Intent" to acquire two KC-390s. This news...

Big Aero Engines

by admin | Sep 13, 2010 | Aerospace, Engines, General Electric, Pratt & Whitney, Rolls-Royce

The engines that power the widebody planes had a difficult start. PW's JT9D had some teething troubles as did Rolls-Royce's RB211. General...

Pratt & Whitney Begins Testing of Bombardier CSeries Engine

by admin | Sep 10, 2010 | Aerospace, Boeing, Bombardier, Engines, Pratt & Whitney

Pratt & Whitney is preparing their first PW1000G PurePower engine for full testing at their Palm Beach facilities. They fully expect both the...

The 737NG+ and Ryanair

by admin | Sep 9, 2010 | Aerospace, Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, CFM International, Engines

Industry speculation remains rampant as to how Boeing will respond to the forthcoming Airbus NEO and CSeries. The pendulum has swung from a...

Boeing Begins Assembly of 1,000th 767

by admin | Sep 8, 2010 | Boeing

Yesterday Boeing announced another milestone - it started assembly of the 1,000th 767. The airplane is destined for ANA in Japan. ANA ordered its...

PW GTF will have an advantage over Leap-X

by admin | Sep 5, 2010 | Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, CFM International, Irkut, Mitsubishi, Pratt & Whitney

As the aviation world waits for Airbus to decide whether it will re-engine the Airbus A320 family with (as expected) the Pratt & Whitney Geared...

Look Ma, no gas!

by admin | Sep 2, 2010 | EADS

The all-electric Cri-Cri, jointly developed by EADS Innovation Works, Aero Composites Saintonge and the Green Cri-Cri Association made its official...

Superjet makes a nice sale

by admin | Sep 2, 2010 | Aerospace, Superjet

SuperJet International - a joint venture between Alenia Aeronautica (a Finmeccanica company) and Sukhoi Holding - and the US leasing company Willis...

737 rate hike too costly for Boeing? Its chief likes the numbers

by admin | Sep 1, 2010 | Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, Irkut, Mitsubishi

Flight International has this story taking a detailed look at the Pratt & Whitney P1000G PurePower engine. Flight has this report about the...

Will the Mid-Decade Narrow Body Revolution Exclude Boeing?

by admin | Sep 1, 2010 | Aerospace, Airbus, AVIC, Boeing, Bombardier, CFM International, EADS, Embraer, Irkut, Pratt & Whitney

The narrow-body aircraft market will undergo a major revolution in this decade, with new aircraft competition from the Bombardier CSeries, Comac...

Additional Delays Cripple Boeing’s Strategy and Finances

by admin | Aug 30, 2010 | Aerospace, Boeing

With announcements of another 787 and another 747-8 delay this week, the credibility of Boeing being able to deliver on its promises has taken another hit — and leaves folks wondering if these aircraft will enter service in the first quarter of 2011. The additional costs from delays and corrective measure threaten profitability and the timing of 737 and 777 replacement/enhancement programs, eroding Boeing’s future competitive position.

747-8 delay illustrative of program problems

by admin | Aug 30, 2010 | Aerospace, Boeing

The news that the head of the troubled Boeing 747-8 program, Mohammad "Mo" Yahyavi, was removed August 27 is long overdue and only endemic of the...

Another 787 Delay?

by admin | Aug 30, 2010 | Aerospace, Boeing, Rolls-Royce Aerospace

Boeing very late August 26 announced yet another delay of its newest airplane, the 787. Some are trying hard to say this is no surprise – but there...