Boeing announced the certification approval of the 747-8F by the FAA and European regulators. This clears the way for entry into service for launch customer Cargolux. Congratulations to Boeing on completing the process. With the 787-8 and 747-8i also nearing…
This debate should be about the technologies, but never is. Passengers who are unfamiliar with the technologies see propellers on a plane and assume it is old and noisy. Readers of this blog hopefully are not in that category. Pure…
Russian airline Gazpromavia ordered 10 Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft for its regional routes in Russia, and announced the order at the MAKS Moscow Air Show. The order is worth $323 million at list prices. Vladimir Prisyazhnyuk, President of Sukhoi Civil…
Boeing just sent out the following PR: “Boeing completed all flight tests required for type certification of the 787-8 Dreamliner with Rolls-Royce engines this weekend….The final flight occurred Saturday onboard ZA102, the ninth 787 to be built.” With this news…
Bombardier received a significant LOI for the CSeries today from Russia, home of the competing Sukhoi Superjet. This order, from Ilyushin Finance, is for 3 CS100 and 7 CS300 models plus ten options, and purchase rights for ten additional aircraft,…
Market reception for the Boeing 737RE remains mixed, with the some customers expressing disappointment that Boeing did not proceed with the New Small Airplane but at the same time relieved that the uncertainty is over. Several airlines quickly expressed interest…