Airbus announced that its first A320neo will now be delivered in 2016. We understand this will likely occur now before the end of January. The A320neo program progressed very well through its test flights even with an engine hiccup. Airbus…
It seems to be the standard these days. News from Russia indicates the MC-21 first flight will be delayed to late 2016, according to a Tass interview with Russian Industry and Trade Minister Denis Manturov. This is a delay from…
Recent reports from Russian sources claiming an order of up to 100 Superjets seem to be, perhaps, wishful thinking. A report from Iran today suggests things are more complicated. While news that numerous Iranian airlines are negotiating deals is not…
After the December 24th briefing from Mitsubishi, we had some questions which we emailed to Japan. It is a tough time of the year to get people, but we were fortunate that the company had people in place and were…
News out over the weekend suggests that Aerion, builder of the proposed supersonic business jet, is looking at Rolls-Royce for engines. Viewers of our interview with Aerion at the recent NBAA will note that nothing was mentioned about engine selection. …
Mitsubishi announced their telegraphed delay overnight -MRJ delayed for a year. This the the slide deck the company provided: 20151224_Update on MRJ Development Status In its PR note the company states: “The first flight and the subsequent flight tests have…