The Prettiest Plane in All of Paris
There are probably close to, or more than, a billion dollars worth of airplanes parked at Le Bourget. But there is one among them that is simply the most gorgeous of them all…. Its lines are, in my view, beyond…
Category Aerospace
Boeing Still Undecided about New Narrow-Body Replacement
Boeing is still obfuscating regarding a 737 replacement, while increasing production rates for the existing models. Two things are clear — the A320neo has a significant economic advantage over the current 737NG series and is selling quite well, and that…
Ryanair and Comac – Part II
Just after Addison mused about the C919 model in a Ryanair office in a post yesterday, new reports today indicate that Ryanair will announce cooperation with COMAC in developing the aircraft at the Paris Air Show. Maybe there is something…
Here’s a thought…
As the world gets ready for the Paris air show, take a look at this photograph apparently taken of a model plane on the Ryanair Chief Pilot’s desk. In case you don’t recognize this, its a C919. Of course everyone…
Virgin America selects CFM LEAP engine for A320neo
Virgin America selected the CFM LEAP engine for its Airbus A320neo fleet. This was no surprise–we predicted this in our Paris Air Show preview below. We expected the order to be announced at the show, but this helps build momentum…
Outlook for Paris Air Show
As we head into the Paris Air Show, here is AirInsight’s outlook: The big news at air shows are orders for new aircraft. Forget the drivel that Airbus “saves” up orders for the show and Boeing doesn’t. Customers drive when…