News
Fokker Responds
Last week we published a story about the opportunity in replacing the fleet of Fokkers in service today. Fokker Services felt that our story was too...
Pratt & Whitney’s GTF – an update and a look forward
We spent some time speaking to Graham Webb, VP PW1000G Programs at Pratt & Whitney.
NASA’s D8 and the new P&W engine plan
Recently Aviation Week had a very interesting story about an aircraft design being tested along with a revolutionary engine concept. Take a look...
Materials and Future Aircraft Engine Technology at Pratt and Whitney
Advanced materials have been a part of aircraft engines since the Wright Brothers' first flight, where due to weight they substituted an aluminum...
Health Monitoring Systems, Big Data and the Aftermarket – Implications for Airlines and MRO at Pratt & Whitney
Pratt & Whitney and IBM have joined forces to advance the state of the art in Big Data and the Internet of Things by tackling issues posed by...
The BAe Fleet – Another Opportunity
Previously we looked at the Fokker fleet and the opportunities it presents to the current OEMs. Today we look at the BAe fleet. In total there are...
Fokker – The Market Opportunity
Today’s news of Air France/KLM ordering another 34 E-Jets draws attention to the opportunity represented by the aging fleet of aircraft built by...
The Human Factor and Trust
In the aftermath of Germanwings 9525, we have learned that the crash of the aircraft was an intentional mass murder. While many questions are yet to...
Comparing In-Service Fleets
We continue our big picture analyses with a comparison of the in-service fleets at Airbus and Boeing for the years 2000, 2007 and 2014. This...
WHAT WE KNOW, AND DON’T KNOW, ABOUT GERMANWINGS 9525
The tragic crash of a Germanwings A320, 4U flight 9525 from Barcelona to Dusseldorf, has led to widespread speculation regarding potential causes...
Competing Duopolies
The commercial aerospace industry has two duopolies - a big one (Airbus & Boeing) and a small one (Bombardier & Embraer). If markets were...
Premium #163 – ENGINE CHOICES ON THE A320NEO: WILL THERE BE A MARKET SHARE SWING?
The engine battle on the A320neo family is underway, and of the 3,678 orders to date for the family, decisions have been made for about 60% of...
CFM LEAP – Maintaining momentum
It is our understanding that CFM’s LEAP is coming along according to plan. The program has had no unusual events to cause either OEMs or airlines...
2014 Fleet Big Picture
Take a look at this chart of the 2014 in service passenger airliner fleet. In our view this provides a very useful breakdown of the OEMs by seat...
BOC Aviation – Bucking Lessor Trends in Engine Selection?
On March 13th, Bank of China Aviation made an announcement that it had selected IAE V2500 engines for an order for 12 A320s. We decided to look into...
COMAC’s ARJ-21
The much delayed ARJ has started test flights for launch customer Chengdu Airlines. The first two deliveries are set occur in April or May. This...
Rockwell Collins wins FAA contract
Rockwell Collins has been awarded a seven year contract with the FAA to provide the company's oceanic data link (ODL) service to enable real-time...
Single Aisles – The Heart of the Market
Last week Airbus and Boeing provided two charts in their ISTAT presentations that sort of popped. Take a look. Pay attention to their use of color...
Rockwell Collins shows off advanced antennae
Rockwell Collins has signed an MOU with OneWeb Ltd. to be the exclusive developer and provider of SATCOM terminals for OneWeb’s global aviation...
Whining to Washington
The news of a growing fracas between the US airlines and their competitors from the Gulf is starting to wear on industry observers. Just this week...
