Recently we’ve seen a number of instances in which software problems have emerged on commercial aircraft, most recently, a glitch that could shut down a Boeing 787 in flight, rendering the electrical system that controls the aircraft useless. We’ve also…
Russia’s Transport Minister Maxim Sokolovhas said that Russia and Iran are holding talks over Russia supplying Iran with Sukhoi Superjets. The SSJ seats 108 and could be defined as a large regional jet. It appears Iran has 66 aircraft of this…
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The use of DoT Form 41 data is something many analysts argue over. Is the data reliable? (Sometimes) Do the airlines report the data honestly? (We hope) Is there reason to doubt the numbers (More often than anyone likes). Even…
Boeing has an image problem with GoldCare. If you asked most people in the industry what GoldCare is, they would say it is a comprehensive “nose to tail by the hour” MRO solution for the 787 Dreamliner. They would also…
The numbers are in for big duopoly’s the first half of 2015. How do they look? While there are no real surprises, let’s examine the numbers for Orders and Deliveries. Orders Airbus won the competition on number of aircraft ordered,…