Boeing’s 2019 O&D
Pardon the delay of a few days. Here is our updated model that takes in all of Boeing’s Annus horribilis, 2019. The 787-9 was the cleanup player last year. But the 787-10 is going to come into its own. See…
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Morning Call – Friday 17 January 2020
Summary of industry news in commercial aviation, business aviation, airlines, and social media
Fuel burn, stage length and seat capacity – A Review
With a recent data update from DoT and an idea from a reader, we took a look at how flight stage length, seat capacity, and fuel burn looked across the US airline fleet. The timing of this idea came up…
Airbus makes autonomous take-offs a reality
What is the next step after full automatic landings? Full automatic take-offs, of course. Airbus has succeeded in doing this on December 18, the company announced four weeks later on January 16. An A350-1000 test aircraft performed the first fully…
Morning Call – Thursday 16 January 2020
Summary of industry news in commercial aviation, business aviation, airlines, and social media
Insight Wednesday 15 January 2020: Airbus focusing on automated manufacturing that Boeing must match
The news today is that David Calhoun begins his tenure as Boeing’s CEO after being a long-time member of the Board of Directors, replacing Dennis Muilenburg. The challenges he will face are daunting, as the company remains in the midst…