Lufthansa announced today that its growing fleet of A350s will be seen more frequently across North America. Today the new route is from Munich to Denver. This follows the aircraft coming to Chicago and Newark. Next up is Vancouver (May…
By January 1, 2020, the FAA says that your aircraft must be equipped with ADS-B Out to fly in the most controlled airspace. Federal Regulations 14 CFR 91.225 and 14 CFR 91.227 contain the details. The FAA estimates that between…
IRKUT reported that they have completed construction on the second MC-21. “At the Irkutsk Aviation Plant, a branch of Irkut Corporation (part of UAC), the construction of the second MC-21-300 aircraft, intended for flight testing, was completed. The testing results…
Boeing, which brought and both won and lost a trade case before the International Trade Commission in the United States, faced a March 22nd deadline to appeal that decision to the Court of International Trade. Boeing apparently has chosen not…
Engine makers CFM and P&W are under pressure from the OEMs. OEM single aisle backlogs have become very large. For every airplane sold, there are two engines needed. Plus spares. We have seen hiccups from both engine makers as they…
Last year at this time the C Series was not given much respect by the big OEMs. This was not just focused on the aircraft, but the sub 150-seat market. Airbus had the perfect solution for that segment in the…