A350-1000 first pictures
Some pictures have come out on the new A350-1000. The longer fuselage reminds a bit of the A340-600. The longer aircraft looks more graceful. Views: 23
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Good news for CSeries
Bombardier announced Latvian flag carrier Air Baltic converted its remaining seven purchase options for CS300 passenger jets to a firm order. This brings Air Baltic’s total firm order to 20 planes under an agreement initially signed in December 2012. Based…
Embraer gets a big win
Embraer and Horizon Air signed a firm order for 30 E175 jets. The contract also includes options for another 33 aircraft of the same model. The value of the contract, which will be included in Embraer’s 2016 second-quarter backlog, is…
Premium #213 – The US Scope Clause – Aberration and Annoyance
“Scope Clauses” are collectively bargained contractual terms in pilot union agreements with US major carriers that place restrictions on how many and what size of aircraft regional airlines may operate. Typically, these restrict regionals to aircraft under 86,000 pounds and…
Airbus O&D 1Q16
Today we take a look at the first quarter numbers for Airbus. If there was any doubts about an order slowdown, these numbers surely confirm it. The 1Q16 order levels are down sharply from 1Q15. Orders – The Airbus order…
Dassault Aviation 100th Anniversary
Dassault Aviation is celebrating its 100th anniversary. The following video provides an interesting history of the company from World War I through today’s modern military and business jets. From a modest start to today’s Rafale military jet, and the Dassault…