Boeing Begins Assembly of 1,000th 767
Yesterday Boeing announced another milestone – it started assembly of the 1,000th 767. The airplane is destined for ANA in Japan. ANA ordered its first of 89 767s in 1979 – 31 years ago. That the 767 is a great…
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PW GTF will have an advantage over Leap-X
As the aviation world waits for Airbus to decide whether it will re-engine the Airbus A320 family with (as expected) the Pratt & Whitney Geared Turbo Fan and the CFM International Leap-X, little thought has been given to the advantage…
737 rate hike too costly for Boeing? Its chief likes the numbers
Flight International has this story taking a detailed look at the Pratt & Whitney P1000G PurePower engine. Flight has this report about the Bombardier CSeries having the first telemetry for flight data recorders. The comments this week by Boeing Chief…
Will the Mid-Decade Narrow Body Revolution Exclude Boeing?
The narrow-body aircraft market will undergo a major revolution in this decade, with new aircraft competition from the Bombardier CSeries, Comac C919, Irkut MS-21, a re-engining of the A320 family from Airbus, and an anticipated new offering from Brazil’s Embraer.…
Additional Delays Cripple Boeing’s Strategy and Finances
With announcements of another 787 and another 747-8 delay this week, the credibility of Boeing being able to deliver on its promises has taken another hit -- and leaves folks wondering if these aircraft will enter service in the first quarter of 2011. The additional costs from delays and corrective measure threaten profitability and the timing of 737 and 777 replacement/enhancement programs, eroding Boeing’s future competitive position.
747-8 delay illustrative of program problems
The news that the head of the troubled Boeing 747-8 program, Mohammad “Mo” Yahyavi, was removed August 27 is long overdue and only endemic of the slow pace at Boeing to address and correct program difficulties. Inexplicably, Boeing CEO Jim…