Today, at ILA, Rolls-Royce and Airbus announced a collaboration agreement for the integration of Rolls-Royce’s UltraFan demonstrator for flight testing. The integration solutions demonstration will be co-funded by Clean Sky 2, the European Union research programme focused on developing technology…
The Ultra Long Range version of the A350 XWB, MSN 216, has successfully completed its first flight. The latest variant of the A350 XWB Family will be able to fly further than any other commercial airliner and will enter service…
Today Airbus announced that this Himalayan airline has ordered an A320neo (LEAP). The airline also has three A319s in service. this airline operates in a challenging environment as the image below shows. Airbus notes the “CFM Leap-1A26E1 engines optimized for…
Yesterday we had the chance to visit the C Series FAL in Mirabel again. Our last visit was well over a year ago. The change since the last visit is palpable. As part of the visit, we were taken to…
As Airbus and Bombardier move through, what appears, to be a smooth transition, what might one start thinking about in terms of the market? Currently, it looks like the CS program will be under the Airbus flag by Farnborough. For…