There was not a word about it in the press release, but the announcement that Irkut Corporation has taken delivery of the first MC-21 wing made from Russian composites has everything to do with the current political climate in which Russia…
Top Aviation News Stories – Archives AirInsight US Airline Index US traffic, as shown in the graph below, has taken an upturn during the last week. The upward trend in traffic, by about 100,000 passengers per day over the prior…
Guess who’s 30 years old today? May 14, 1991, was the first flight of the Canadair Regional Jet (CRJ). Here’s the Press Release from that memorable day. The PR notes: “The Canadair Regional Jet is the world’s only twin-engined jetliner…
Top Aviation News Stories – Archives AirInsight US Airline Index Commercial Aviation Tests Of GE XA100 Adaptive Combat Engine Exceed Performance Targets – AvWeek The Long-Forgotten Flight That Sent Boeing Off Course – TheAtlantic Rolls-Royce Confirms Talks With Boeing on…
The aircraft charter business model traditionally has been an interesting and potentially confusing and even frustrating experience for customers. Typically, a customer would contact one of the 2,500 or so aircraft charter brokers. They have arrangements with aircraft owners and…
The top of the business jet market is a key position for an aircraft manufacturer. Over the last couple of decades, we’ve seen Dassault drop from the market position it once had competing with Gulfstream and Bombardier in the 1980s…