As Airbus and Boeing’s production sells out
The NEO and MAX have taken the market by storm. Customers seem to be willing to stand in line – even though the 787 and A380 programs taught that sometimes one can order too early. Yet the desire for fuel…
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Al-Li an alternative to CFRP
Alcoa announced today that it is expanding its aluminum lithium (Al-Li) capacity and capabilities at three locations to meet growing aerospace demand for its newest alloys. These alloys, introduced last year and now patented, allow OEMs to build dramatically lighter…
Big airplane sales mean big engine sales
This morning CFM provided the following PR: “CFM International (CFM) had a record year in 2011, logging orders for 1,500 commercial, military and spare CFM56 engines and commitments for 3,056 LEAP engines for a combined value of $51.7 billion at…
Cathay Pacific Adds to its A350-900 order
Cathay announced it was adding to its existing A350XWB order by committing for six additional -900s. The airline now has 36 A350s on order plus two more committed via pre-arranged 12 years leases. These six aircraft are scheduled for delivery…
Bombardier CSeries gets another sale
Bombardier Aerospace announced today that Geneva-based PrivatAir has placed a firm order for five CS100 airliners and has taken options on an additional five CS100 aircraft. PrivatAir was founded more than 30 years ago and operates a large fleet of…
Airbus claims Top Spot for 2011
Sending out this chart today, Airbus claims to be the winner in the annual orders race once again. When taking a more detailed look at the numbers, note that just over 85% of these sales are for the A320. The…