Does an A330neo make sense?
AirInsight published an analysis on the issue of an A330neo – something that is attracting a lot of discussion around the industry. It is our view that the decision being faced by Airbus is not easy – there are a…
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Rolls-Royce, Air France and the A350XWB
The reported dispute between Air France-KLM and Rolls-Royce over the engines for their long-awaited A350 order comes down to Rolls’ insistence that it perform the maintenance on the engines and Air France’s desire to not only do its own maintenance…
The A380 news
Its too bad that there are no online archives going back to the dawn of the widebody era in 1969. There is a useful historical perspective on the 747’s development here. Parallels with the news on the A380 are amazing.…
Pratt & Whitney’s Bob Saia at ISTAT 2012
Bob Saia spoke with us about the GTF program, covering the CSeries and MRJ. He also addressed the 777X potential. Views: 24
More A350 XWB Progress
Airbus announced today its structural assembly of the first A350 XWB aft fuselage destined for the first flying A350 XWB (MSN1) has been completed at its manufacturing site in Hamburg. The fuselage section will now undergo its secondary interior structural…
WTO Findings on Boeing
The WTO Appeals Panel released its public version of the review of the original WTO Findings on the EU complaint about Boeing illegal subsidies. Both the European Union and the US Trade Representative claimed victory, as did Airbus and Boeing.…