A320neo Flight Test Update
As another key program, the A320neo progress is important to follow. The chart below lists the flight hours to date. We will keep the P&W aircraft in blue and the CFM aircraft in green. Views: 23
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Opposing views on the 100-150 seat market
We have been most fortunate to be briefed by two leading aircraft OEMs in the last two weeks. And what a different view of the world they show — one wonders if they’re in the same business. The chart below…
Airbus ships first parts for Mobile assembly
A320 aircraft production in the U.S. is on schedule to begin this summer as large aircraft components for the first U.S.-produced aircraft departed from Hamburg, Germany, bound for Mobile, Alabama. The parts on a ship named BBC Atlantic. The major…
Delta’s Ed Bastian on Airbus
Delta’s Ed Bastian was in Toulouse last week to collect their new 242 Tonne A330-300. He spoke briefly to the media and answered some questions. He started off saying he would not speak about the ME3 vs the US3 –…
2015 Innovation Days – John Leahy
It’s a long one, but as always with John Leahy, its worth the time to understand what they are thinking and how they are messaging their product line. Count the number of times 18 inch seats comes up. This is…
2015 Innovation Days – Dr. Kiran Rao
Once again the 18 inch seats get a lot of mention. But note how cleverly this is weaved into the message that Airbus will be offering a range of aircraft providing passengers with better comfort. This message will be hammered…