The 787 Demo Flight
This is the first Boeing commercial demonstration flight at an air show in 28 years. The items of note are these – the airplane is incredibly quiet and the 787 wing is a thing of beauty. One can expect that…
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The enhanced A330
Recently we posted an article on the tremendous improvements Airbus has brought to the A330. The common thinking is that the 777 killed the A340 – but there is an argument to be made that the A330 did this. Airbus’…
Customer endorsements are sweet – Making Bombardier’s Day
We had the opportunity to speak with Martin Moller, Chairman of Nordic Aviation Capital. This Danish firm recently was involved with two Bombardier deals – the euroLOT Q400 order and then the Garuda CRJ1000 order. Listen to his comments (no…
Bombardier Confident in its CSeries Timeline
At the 2012 Farnborough show, CSeries program boss Rob Dewar explains why they remain confident in the timeline. He shows pictures of the parts being assembled and seems highly confident that despite time shrinkage, the program remains on time. His…
The continuous improvement of the A330
Airbus’ A330 was born in the shadow the A340, an aircraft intended to be the long-haul workhorse in the Airbus stable. The A330 would be the medium-range aircraft. The A330 and A340 were developed simultaneously and derived from the A300.…
Airbus in Mobile – A Brilliant Strategy
With the formal announcement that Airbus will open a final assembly plant in Mobile, it will soon be assembling narrow-body planes on three continents, adding capacity that will enable the company to out-produce Boeing and cement its market leadership position.…