If ever there was a clearer sign that Boeing and Airbus are worried about Bombardier’s CSeries and will do everything they can to meet the competition and block sales, it’s the news that the US Ex-Im Bank and the European…
A patent infringement lawsuit by Rolls Royce against Pratt & Whitney, a division of United Technologies regarding fan blade design for the GP7200 engine used on the Airbus A380 and the forthcoming PW GTF series of engines was decided in…
The International Aero Engines V2500 appears to be the likely engine selection for the Embraer KC-390 MRTT, AirInsight has learned. CFM had been thought to have the advantage for its CFM56 because of the larger, worldwide installed base due to…
Extended Twin-Engine Operations (ETOPS) approval has been granted to the Rolls Royce Trent 1000 engine for the Boeing 787, as another milestone to first delivery to All Nippon Airlines has been passed. ETOPS approval extends the operating range for an…
This past week saw something very interesting. Take a look here. According to Buckingham Research, as quoted in ATW, Boeing might not bid on Delta’s single aisle RFP. That is an eye-opener worthy of some consideration. Delta’s RFP states a…
The head of IAM 751 talks with AirInsight in this 21 minute podcast, explaining why the union filed its complaint over Boeing placing 787 Line 2 in Charleston (SC), and reacting to the huge Boeing counter-response to the decision by…