Airbus an Boeing started off the year with high hopes for delivering 800 or more aircraft each this year. In January Boeing reported it expected to deliver 810-815 commercial aircraft during the year (including militarized variants of commercial jets). In…
AirInsight has published its latest aircraft program analysis, this one covers the IRKUT MC-21 program. Several months in development, the 51-page report covers the two models proposed by IRKUT. These models are compared against their competitors. We also provide a…
Airbus announced another deal for the A330neo, Kuwait Airways signed a Purchase Agreement (PA) for eight A330-800 aircraft. This follows two recent deals for the same model with African airlines. The A330neo order book has been slow to fill, compared to…
Reading the EASA A320neo certification document, we came across this item. This suggests the LEAP-powered A320neo weighs 300Kg or ~660 pounds more. Which is especially interesting given the GTF is the larger of the two. Also, a heavier engine likely…