FAA and Separation
This week saw an interesting reversal by the FAA. Take a look at this story by the WSJ. Within a week the FAA went from posting new rules about wake turbulence on the 787 and 747-8 to removing them because…
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Rolls-Royce facing declining narrow-body market share
This analysis was published on GLG news by Ernest Arvai earlier today and is reproduced here for our AirInsight blog readers. Views: 134
Boeing delivers Italy’s first tankers
Photo credit: Boeing In news just announced via Reuters, Italy is to get its first two Boeing 767 tankers this year. The remaining two will be modified and be delivered later – no date has been announced. This delivery comes…
PW discusses new engine technology
Pratt & Whitney’s Alan Epstein, VP of Technology & Environment, discusses new engine technology in Jetrader, the magazine of the trade group ISTAT. (This is a two-page article.) Epstein discusses what he calls a 25-30 year gap in new technology…
And there’s not even an airshow going on
Today the industry saw two nice aircraft orders. In total, Airbus and Boeing booked (at “retail”) nearly $6bn today. That is a big number given that airlines are only now starting to see profits after years of losses. The old…
Propfans – Limitations for Re-Engine Programs
The last time the aviation industry saw tremendous growth and evolution in aero engines was the 1980s. This was the time when GE joined forces with SNECMA to create CFM. P&W joined with Rolls-Royce, MTU and other to create IAE. …