Many industry analysts and consultants believe the 100-149 seat segment is the “Bermuda Triangle” for airplane manufacturers. We disagree, and here’s why. It has been the wrong market for some OEMs and for some airplanes. When OEMs tried to meet…
US-based SkyWest Airlines gave a big boost to the MRJ program when it announced an LOI for 100 MRJs at the recent Farnborough Air Show. Some characterize this order as a "blow" to Bombardier and Embraer. Such a view is, at the least, missing a key data point. Take a look at the fleet breakdown.
This was a fascinating event even if it did not look like one. First, as you have seen from other orders, the customer is there. The MRJ order is by far the largest order at the show by number of…
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…
We had an opportunity to have a sidebar with Yugo Fukuhara, Director, Marketing at Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation (MAC) at Pratt & Whitney’s Media Day. In explaining the fabrication delay, Mr Fukuhara explained that there are no serious problems. The main…
At today’s PW Media Day, PW’s President gave an upbeat briefing to the press. Views: 24