The Tanker War is Over
The news is that EADS will not protest the Pentagon’s selection of Boeing. In a conference call that overall was a class act, EADS officials laid out what they know from the debrief and concluded there is no basis for…
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Boeing wins Tanker – for now
The latest round in a decade long procurement came to a close today when the Pentagon announced that Boeing has won. Well this round at least. Richard Aboulafia from Teal Group thinks that even if EADS does not want to…
Skymark starts Japanese disruption
Today Skymark made it official. As the Airbus PR states: Views: 50
The foundation behind the LEAP-X
CFM is developing its next generation engine, known as LEAP-X. This engine is due to power the COMAC C919 and the Airbus A320neofamily and is almost certainly going to power either a re-engined Boeing 737 or its replacement. Understanding this…
Lufthansa’s EVP Corporate Fleet discusses NEO, CS, LEAP-X and GTF
Lufthansa’s EVP Corporate Fleet is Nico Buchholz and he is based in Frankfurt. Herr Buchholz is a very important man in the airline business; he and his team buy planes for Lufthansa, Swiss, Brussels, Austrian and BMI. So he is…
Program EIS – preliminary results
The survey have online is showing up some interesting data. If you have not completed this survey, it takes less than 5 seconds. Take a look – feel free to share your thoughts. Clearly with just under 100 responses the…