Embraer E190E2 roll out
Today is one of the biggest in Embraer’s history. The company has every right to be very proud of their achievements, and the E2 is their most impressive project to date. But perhaps the most incredible item in the E2…
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Why are Airbus and Boeing Afraid of Bombardier?
Both Airbus and Boeing are being aggressive to preempt Bombardier from winning key customers in the commercial aircraft market. As we noted in our C Series report in 2010, John Leahy at Airbus stated that Airbus wouldn’t make the same…
Embraer and Iran
A news source today announced that Iran had ordered 50 Embraer aircraft. The story uses the term “government spokesman”. One might think, based on the rest of the story, the source is Iran. Turns out it may actually be a…
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Eric ‘Winkle’ Brown – RIP
Arguably the world’s greatest test pilot, Eric Brown, passed away yesterday in England at 97. His record is amazing and may not be beaten in a long time, if ever. Here is an appreciation from the BBC. Here is our…
The 90-seat turboprop is here
Industry talk about the need for a 90-seat turboprop is well known. Both of the principal OEMs, ATR and Bombardier, have not rushed to develop something new. As we have heard both OEMs say at ISTAT – the business case…