Meet Mike Arcamone
Mike Arcamone is Bombardier’s new President of Commercial Aircraft. He sat down to speak with us during the pre-Farnborough briefing at the company’s Montreal offices. Views: 30
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Aircraft noise
Airports are often surrounded by the communities they serve. An airport that used to be far away from homes thirty years ago now has neighbors. Great examples (Heathrow and Gatwick) exist in London. LAX is also surrounded by homes. Views:…
COMAC and UAC
Mr Putin’s visit to China was busy. The two nations signed 17 deals. One deal attracted our attention. United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) and COMAC signed a memorandum of understanding on manufacture of a wide-body long-range aircraft. A Russian report states…
Irkut and P&W Sign Definitive Agreement
Pratt & Whitney and Irkut Corporation have signed a definitive agreement to offer the Pratt & Whitney PurePower® PW1400G (GTF) engine on Irkut’s MC-21 aircraft family. This secures the GTF engine as the only western powerplant offered on the program.…
The Resurgence of the Turboprop in Regional Operations
We believe that a mix of high speed turboprops and jets in the 70-90 seat sector are the most likely 50-seat regional jet replacements, but we see a resurgence of turboprops taking a larger market share in today’s high fuel…
Aging Airplanes
Over the past two years we have seen a remarkable surge in orders for single aisle airplanes. Much of this has been driven by fuel prices. But there has also been an issue bubbling under – airplanes in many fleets…