Celebrating Concorde: what a ride
“Like never before in a civil aircraft, I am pushed in the back of my seat. You feel the speed, the gear rumbling underneath with each groove the wheels pass. A look outside the window and the world is racing…
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Daily Insight: Friday 1 March 2019: I still miss Concorde!
News It was 50 years ago this month that the Concorde made its first flight in 1969. With a cruising speed of Mach 2.0, this airplane changed the way we did business, and remains my favorite commercial aircraft of all…
Boeing’s NMA engine choice – Poll
[Restart – the previous poll wasn’t working] With the withdrawal of Rolls-Royce, Boeing now has two choices. The options are CFM vs. P&W. We hear all sorts of odds. How do you see this playing out? Views: 26
Morning Call – Friday March 1 2019
Commercial Aviation Airbus Said to Consider Making Newest Jet in China to Win Orders – Source: Bloomberg Rolls-Royce ‘open’ to potential partnership on NMA engine – Source: FlightGlobal Irkut to build fifth MC-21 prototype to test Russian engines – Source:…
Morning Call – Thursday 28 February 2019
Commercial Aviation Air NZ to announce 777-200 replacement by June – Source: FlightGlobal Six SSJ100 to be delivered to Thailand – Source: Sukhoi Rolls-Royce quits race to power Boeing’s NMA – Source: Reuters Business Aviation Honeywell Bets On Electric Engine,…
Thoughts on the sunset of the A380
Across the media space, there are numerous articles about the demise of the A380. After only 12 years of service, the program will no longer be taking orders. For those who called the A380 the “Whalejet” and other disparaging remarks,…