With several news reports late last week indicating a further delay in the Mitsubishi Regional Jet program, the company today has formally denied any change in delivery schedule. “No such announcement has been made by Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation or Mitsubishi…
In 2013, we published an article on, and coined the phrase, the Super Twins, the A350-1000 and 777-9. Since that time, the market has continued to evolve, with these aircraft becoming viable alternatives to larger four-engined very large aircraft in…
Airbus and Boeing represent the largest sectors of commercial aerospace with their single aisle aircraft. As both companies transition from their current generation to next generation, what patterns can we discern? For example, both OEMs talk about up-sizing – particularly…
[UPDATE we received guidance on numbers from OEMs, changing the charts] [UPDATE 2 rechecked the charts redid the charts to ensure equal seating] We decided to take another look at the point of friction where the small duopoly meets the…
Airbus notified the industry that its first A330neo has started assembly in Toulouse. The first aircraft will be an A330-900. The next model will be an A330-800, which be shorter. The A330-800 and the A330-900 are 99% common and 95%…