The Big Squeeze
In the single aisle market the dominance of Airbus and Boeing is total. Take a look at this chart. Views: 54
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Denel moves ahead on SARA
Denel is a South African state-owned aerospace and defense technology firm that is developing a small African regional aircraft (SARA). The idea is to offer a 24-seat twin turboprop that will enable small outlying communities to connect with larger cities,…
Bombardier Delays Deliveries due to Engine Supply Issues
Bombardier announced that its 2016 C Series deliver schedule will be delayed, while citing the statistics from the first two aircraft in service with Swiss. The good news is that the two CS100 aircraft in service with SWISS have collectively…
Premium #234 – Has an Economic Downturn for Commercial Aircraft Arrived?
Orders for both narrow-body and wide-body aircraft have slowed dramatically in 2016 after several years of record orders for the industry. Global economic growth is waning, and carriers have begun to push delivery dates backwards or cancel order for aircraft…
Embraer’s evolving E-Jet business
Embraer recently announced another E2 program milestone with their third E2 prototype making its first flight. The company is generally out of the public eye, being based in a quiet city in Brazil. But the firm develops world-class products. Its…
Connectivity demand keeps growing
The airline industry seems to be pushing for ever more bandwidth on their aircraft. An early pioneer in this is Lufthansa which was among the first airlines to sign up for Boeing Connexion. Even after that program was abandoned, Lufthansa…