The A380 news
Its too bad that there are no online archives going back to the dawn of the widebody era in 1969. There is a useful historical perspective on the 747’s development here. Parallels with the news on the A380 are amazing.…
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Podcast – Bombardier & COMAC
The framework agreement from a year ago has made huge progress. Yesterday’s announcement is remarkable. Never before have two aircraft companies decided to combine their interests quite like this. It is more than ground breaking. For an airline looking at…
Pratt & Whitney’s Bob Saia at ISTAT 2012
Bob Saia spoke with us about the GTF program, covering the CSeries and MRJ. He also addressed the 777X potential. Views: 27
COMAC and Bombardier Seek Commonality Opportunities Between C919 and CSeries
The industry rumor mill has been rumbling about this for months. Today it is official. Further to the framework agreement signed on March 24, 2011, Jin Zhuanglong, Chairman, Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China Ltd (COMAC) and Pierre Beaudoin, President and…
Chet Fuller on CSeries Program
At ISTAT one gets to meet many very interesting people. Certainly among those is Bombardier’s Chet Fuller. The program is entering a crucial phase now as all the key parts come together. First flight is still planned for the year…
More A350 XWB Progress
Airbus announced today its structural assembly of the first A350 XWB aft fuselage destined for the first flying A350 XWB (MSN1) has been completed at its manufacturing site in Hamburg. The fuselage section will now undergo its secondary interior structural…