This year, Santa is riding on a MAX
That may be how it must feel in Renton. Boeing just announced that Southwest Airlines will be the MAX launch customer with an order for 150 (plus 150 options) of the planes. That is a firm order, and is the…
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7,000th Airbus delivered
Today Airbus delivered its 7,000th aircraft, an A321, to US Airways. The airline operates the largest fleet of Airbus aircraft in the world. This milestone comes just two years after the delivery of Airbus’ 6,000th aircraft. Views: 40
Podcast – Iran and that “RQ-170”
We focus on commercial programs, but occasionally a non-commercial aerospace story comes along that is fascinating. The video from Iran appears to show a US made UAV that its says it captured. Indeed the language they used is that an…
Podcast – The Complexities of Buying Aero Engines
We speak with Norman Hecht, an aviation consultant with 38 years in the business, 37 of them with a major engine OEM. Norm explains the most important factors in engine selection – there are nuances and airlines frequently bring in…
Airbus presents their GMF for North America
Yesterday we were invited to hear Airbus’ John Leahy deliver their North America GMF. The ~45 minute presentation included numerous funny quips about his “competitor in Seattle”. We recommend you listen here (leahy 12.1.2011) while watching the slides to get…
The Winglet War
Here’s a battle that sneaked up on the two big OEMs. Obviously the threat has been known for some time, but it is now in the open. The question is can the APB winglet, as seen on the 737, be…