Another 787 Delay?
Boeing very late August 26 announced yet another delay of its newest airplane, the 787. Some are trying hard to say this is no surprise – but there is no way any further delays are welcomed by Boeing or its…
Category Boeing
The 787 Saga – What’s going on?
It seems that Boeing’s 787 attracts a lot of attention. Much of it is confusing. Let’s face it, this is a fantastic idea for an airplane. We know of nobody that does not want to see the program succeed. Views:…
A future without fuel?
The world is seeing radical series of tests in flight to find alternatives to fossil fuels. So much of an airline’s costs are fuel driven, you can expect to see these tests monitored closely. The USAF is deep into its…
Farnborough-post mortem
The Farnborough Air Show largely exceeded expectations, with Airbus and Boeing announcing more orders than anticipated. As always, there were a number of orders announced that had been previously booked but unidentified. Still, the Big Two OEMs came away with…
No CSeries Orders at Farnborough – No Need for Panic
I published an analysis on the lack of CSeries orders at Farnborough on GLGNews today, and have added graphical data to that article for our Air Insight blog readers. As posted before the show on this blog, Air Insight did…
Farnborough – Day Four
The show closed today and a clearly exhausted Scott Hamilton shares his assessment of the show’s news. The orders were a lot bigger than anyone expected. Airbus’ John Leahy declared the recession over – and he has good reason to…