Mr Leahy’s Beijing Airshow
In the video from the GMF we posted yesterday, Airbus’ John Leahy mentions that is headed to the Beijing Airshow after the event. In the Q&A he would not answer the obvious question about what was coming at the show…
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Airbus 2013 GMF Presentation
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Airbus’ Latest Global Market Forecast
Airbus says in its latest Global Market Forecast (GMF) in the next 20 years (2013-2032), air traffic will grow at 4.7% annually requiring over 29,220 new passenger and freighter aircraft valued at nearly $4.4 trillion. Some 28,350 (98%) of these…
The Moribund Very Large Aircraft Market
The market for Very Large Aircraft (“VLA”) is very small niche. We believe this market, for aircraft with more than 400 seats, will continue to be stagnant for four-engine aircraft, and will begin to grow again once the 407- seat…
LEAP Progressing in Engine Test Program
The LEAP engine from CFM International is progressing in its initial ground testing, and will culminate in engine certification in 2015 and entry into commercial service in 2016. The first leap engine was fired-up on September 4th, and the engine…
Lufthansa Confirms 777-9 and A350-900 Orders
This morning Lufthansa confirmed a launch order with Boeing for the 777-9, becoming the first customer for the revised variant. The 777-9 will accommodate 42 additional seats than the existing 365 seat 777-300ER model, and may be a replacement aircraft…