Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation (MITAC) resumed flight tests of the FTA-1 for the MRJ. During about a 1.5-hour flight test off the Pacific coast, MITAC confirmed upgrades carried out on the aircraft. The importance of this event cannot be overstated. Aircraft…
Airbus started final assembly of the first A350-1000 on schedule at the A350 XWB FAL in Toulouse. The first A350-1000, one of three flight test aircraft to be built, will do its maiden flight before the end of 2016. Airbus…
It has been slow going for Boeing so far this year with its stock under performing the S&P500 by 9%. Over the past year, Boeing’s stock has been a Dow darling. Here is a chart of the past ten years…
Speaking in a meeting with the officials from Ministry of Roads and Urban Development in Tehran, Airbus Group CEO Tom Enders said the first delivery of 20 ATRs to Iran will start in November and will last through 2018. Iran…
The first A321neo, equipped with CFM International LEAP-1A engines, completed its maiden flight on today in Hamburg, Germany. The aircraft, registered D-AVXB, was flown by Test Pilots Martin Scheuermann and Bernardo Saez Benito Hernandez. Accompanying them in the cockpit was…
Based on reader feedback we decided to add another 787 post today – this one focused on deliveries. Let’s get to the data. As the first chart shows, most (89%) deliveries have gone to airlines directly. Lessors account for 15%…