The importance of the A350-1000
Today Airbus had another first flight, this time the A350-1000. The aircraft looks good. A video from AirlineFlyer captured the moment from this morning’s takeoff. Views: 46
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Emirates, the A380 and Rolls-Royce
December 2 is literally around the corner and Emirates is supposed to take delivery of its first Rolls-Royce powered A380. But it looks like this might not occur on the date. News out November 18th suggests that Rolls-Royce has not…
Leadership change at Boeing
The news that Ray Conner is being replaced at the helm of Boeing commercial comes as no surprise. Since January last year there was a definite sense of inevitability following the rise of Dennis Muilenburg as CEO. It is logical…
A320neo milestone
Mexico’s VivaAerobus took delivery of its first A320neo October 5. Its last leg of the ferry flight to Mexico is the longest A320neo flight to date. The leg was from Keflavik, Iceland to Monterrey, Mexico and took nine hours and…
Premium #303 – Old aircraft and the example of Delta Air Lines
Delta Air Lines is well known for its commitment to older aircraft. Delta has a world-class MRO in Atlanta. Even with such an MRO, it must be tough to keep that big fleet at work. We decided to take a…
C919 progress
More than a year since its engines were delivered, the C919 fired them up for the first time last week on November 9th. The C919 is powered by the LEAP 1C, and is the third of the LEAP-engined models, after…