A321-bottlenecks get top-priority in HY2
Airbus can look back on a strong first six months, but to make 2019 a good year a lot still needs to be done in HY2. At Commercial Aircraft the priority in the next six months is mainly on one…
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Commercial Transactions through July
Here is an update to our monthly commercial aviation transaction model. Note the model has six pages and you can see these listed at the bottom of the page. Making a selection from the checkboxes or pulldown lists on the…
How Embraer can save Boeing
Boeing’s MAX trouble seems never-ending – indeed the troubles seem to be growing. The case for the NMA seems to be slipping. It is, quite possibly, the worst storm for Boeing in decades. How can they get out of this?…
Morning Call – Tuesday 30 July 2019
Commercial Aviation Boeing better get its ‘s— together,’ Ryanair CEO warns – Source: CNBC Boeing to Sell $5.5 Billion of Bonds for Brazil Embraer JV – Source: Bloomberg Aircraft lessor BOC Aviation expects delayed delivery of up to 30 jets…
Insight: Monday 29 July 2019 – Another Issue for MAX?
In a hard hitting story this weekend, the New York Times reported that F.A.A. delegation of decision authority to Boeing resulted in the 737 MAX “not meeting” agency guidelines “for protecting flight controls.” Should the international regulators undertaking an independent review of the MAX certification determine that a deficiency exists, the 737 MAX could be grounded for a substantial additional period while that issue is addressed.
After a change in regulatory processes in 2009, the F.A.A. delegated increased authority for approval of safety assessments to Boeing. Some of those assessments, such as for MCAS and, apparently, protection of flight controls, would likely not have been approved had F.A.A. engineers been in charge of the decision process. A flaw in the regulatory oversight process has led to the situation today, with an unsafe aircraft requiring retrofits and modifications.
A220 embarks on demonstration tour across Asia
Airbus provided this PR today: “An Airbus A220-300 flight test aircraft will visit six Asian destinations as part of a demonstration tour across the region. After a stopover at Seoul’s Incheon Airport the aircraft heads to Yangon (Myanmar), the first…