All cracked up
The A380 crack news is overblown and it is important to source the loudest voices. It happens that the most vociferous voices are in Australia. Take a look at these two sources; link 1 and link 2. Given the state…
Category Aerospace
Outlook for Aerospace in 2012
It is the time of year for prognostication. In that tradition, AirInsight will boldly go where all pundits have gone before – but with better accuracy. With our psychic powers in full swing, here are our fearless predictions for 2012:…
Highs and Lows in Commercial Aviation in 2011
AirInsight looks back on the highs and lows in commercial aviation in 2011, all in no particular order. HIGHS 1. Airbus has runaway success with the A320neo, exceeding its own expectations. 2. After a late start, Boeing clearly shifts into…
Looking into 2012 with Bombardier’s Phillipe Poutissou
Philippe Poutissou is VP, Marketing at Bombardier Commercial Aircraft and he spent some time talking with us about next year and reviewed some 2011 events. The issues discussed include: An overview of their programs; including a CIASTA update; Why is Bombardier…
Delays by tail number
An aspect of the DoT On-Time data is arrival delays by tail number. Between January and October 2011 there are only two tail numbers that turn up in three of the ten months. They are N74007 and N76062, both are…
Looking into 2012 with Airbus’ Barry Eccleston
Barry Eccleston is Airbus Americas CEO and spent over fifteen minutes talking about the great year they had plus a peek into a murky 2012. The issues we spoke about are: an overview on A380 programs for 2012; plus what…