Supply chain challenges force Airbus to delay its ramp-up plans for the A320neo family by some six months. Instead of increasing the rate to 65 aircraft per month from the summer of 2023, the airframer will now take this step in…
UPDATE – Despite improving its margins, Boeing Commercial Airplanes continues to be loss-making in HY1 and Q2. Revenues were higher thanks to more MAX deliveries, but the continued delivery pause of the 787 continues to affect income and cash flow.…
We had an opportunity to tour Boeing’s ecoDemonstrator 777 aircraft at Oshkosh hosted by Rae Lutters, who heads the ecoDemonstrator program at Boeing. Rae was able to show us some of the projects currently being evaluated on the aircraft that we…
The annual Boeing Pilot and Technician Outlook was released at Oshkosh earlier this week, and shows substantial continued demand for new pilots, technicians, and flight attendants over the next 20 years. Boeing is predicting a need for 602,000 new commercial…
Post Farnborough perspective on Orders
Here are a few updates for the month of July 2022: 27 – Stefano Bortoli is to step down as CEO of turboprop maker ATR from September 17. After four years, he will move to a new leadership role at Leonardo, which…