As of the third quarter 2013 there were 28,525 commercial aircraft in service. The table below illustrates the breakdown of this number. The shaded rows are OEMs that are no longer in the business of making commercial airliners. Views: 64
There are three new aircraft programs in flight test at the moment. Airbus’ A350XWB, Boeing 787-9 and the Bombardier CSeries. The chart below compares the progress in flight testing to date for the three aircraft. Clearly, the 787-9 and A350XWB…
Ethiopian Airlines likes to point out that it is Africa’s fastest growing airline. The company was an early adopter of the 787, and by all appearances is pleased with the aircraft. The fire at Heathrow was an odd event and…
As Airbus and Boeing ramp up production, the sources of the parts and pieces are being stressed. The supply chain, as we have seen, can easily become an Achilles heel. How stable and strong does the supply chain look? Ken…
The Pratt & Whitney Geared Turbofan™ (GTF) has been selected for use on five of the seven new narrow-body programs under development, including Bombardier’s CSeries, Airbus A320neo, Mitsubishi Regional Jet, IRKUT MS-21, and Embraer E2Jets. We spoke with Bob Saia,…
Bombardier today announced two news items relative to the CSeries; one positive and one negative, though much anticipated. On a positive note, an new order was announced from Al Qahtani Aviation Company for 16 CS300 aircraft plus ten options. These…