News: The industry rumor mill this week is that Boeing may spin-off either its commercial aircraft operations or its defense business. That could provide a return for Boeing shareholders as some financial engineering could pull additional value if the parts…
Commercial Boeing whistleblower alleges systemic problems with 737 MAX – SeattleTimes Airbus Autonomous Taxiing, Take-Off, and Landing test flight – YouTube “At Pipistrel, we are no longer considering aircraft with conventional fuel-powered engines.” – RolandBerger China, now the world’s largest…
News from Embraer today announced the appointment of Arjan Meijer as the new President and CEO of Embraer Commercial Aviation, succeeding John Slattery. Meanwhile General Electric announced President and Vice-Chair David Joyce will retire after 40 years at the company.…
At the start of 2020 there 3,147 turboprops in airline service. Of these 609 or 19% were parked. Here’s a breakdown by operating regions. Looking at the parked fleet we expect few will come back into service. They are simply…
Commercial A decade after a surge of excitement over additive manufacturing in aerospace – AvWeek Honeywell pivots to providing tech to get people flying again – RunwayGirl Mitsubishi Aircraft to focus on SpaceJet certification – Reuters “Monash University is pushing…
Mitsubishi has been castigated for its MRJ and SpaceJet program. However, take a look at what it accomplished by doing the CRJ deal with Bombardier. Not only did the lawsuit go away (remember that ?), but Mitsubishi now has a…