The GTF push-back starts
The general sense among many industry observers is that the Pratt & Whitney GTF is having a tough settling in period. The most vocal critics have tended to be from India, where the largest GTF powered fleet of A320neos are…
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Premium #340 – NEO Deliveries Improving, but Continue to Fall Short of Plan
The A320NEO family is the best selling new generation narrow body aircraft available on the market today. However, due to supply chain difficulties, caused by continuing issues with deliveries of the Pratt & Whitney PW1100G engine, the company has been…
Premium #339 – Boeing Reversing Course – Re-Establishes Avionics Unit
Boeing has re-established an new in-house avionics unit to “pursue the development and production of avionics and electronics systems” for its commercial aircraft. The interesting word in Boeing’s announcement last week is “production” as it implies that Boeing will be…
Primera Air talks about their plans
Anastasija Visnakova is Primera Air’s Vice President Commercial and she spent some time chatting with us about the origins of the airline and its growing ambitions. Like other LCCs, it sees the arrival of long haul capable single aisle aircraft…
Premium – A330neo nears test flight
Airbus has a lot riding on its A330neo program. This aircraft, in combination with the A321neo, provide airlines with a compelling solution to the widely defined middle of the market. Even Boeing is apparently looking at two models for it.…
Second C919 assembly progress
Pictures have emerged of the second C919 prototype. The first aircraft has only flown once so far. Overall six flight test models are expected to be to used for the flight test program. But assembly appears rather slow. COMAC continues…