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Boeing a go-go is great news for 2025

Boeing

For several years now, the news from Boeing has been negative.  This has made for awkward company communications, and one sympathizes with the team that has to find a way to break the news. This year, though, there’s something big…

COMAC’s ambitious 2025 C919 production plans

COMAC C919 China Eastern

There has been a spate of news about COMAC’s ambitious production plans. Reuters started the reporting with a story about 50 C919s for 2025. Other sources commented on COMAC’s expanding FAL in Shanghai to accommodate these plans.  As the news percolated,…

Meeting the 777X certification timeline

Boeing 777X

Developmental delays have plagued Boeing’s 777X . The latest delay, which began in the third quarter of 2024, involved cracked thrust links on engine mounts in multiple test articles. In its final configuration, Boeing has developed a fix and resumed certification flight testing of…

Airplane economics: A220-300 vs E195-E2

crossover

These two aircraft compete vigorously. The A220 benefits from Airbus’s market power. The E195-E2 still competes, as Embraer marketing points to its excellent numbers. Embraer may not have Airbus’s resources, but it makes up for it by moving faster and…