Wither the A380?
The fact that the Very Large Aircraft segment has slow demand is not in doubt. Sales have been at lower levels than either Airbus or Boeing predicted. Today, they are nowhere near the number that Airbus predicted, and even lower…
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Thomas Cook Group visit – Replacing the 757
[edited from initial posting] Last week we were had a visit with Bernd Bechtel, Head of Group Fleet Management of Thomas Cook Group Airlines. The leisure travel group currently operates 32 757 and consists of four airlines, Thomas Cook Airlines…
GEARING-UP FOR ENTRY INTO SERVICE
How Pratt & Whitney is Planning a Smooth Entry into Service for the GTF Engine Market success brings new challenges. At Pratt & Whitney, the challenge emerging from the success of the PW1000G (typically called GTF) engine is the introduction…
A winter visit to Mirabel
We visited Bombardier’s Mirabel facility today. We will be providing a written summary of our visit, and in the mean time here are three short videos from key voices at Bombardier. Views: 41
Premium #149 – Evolution of wing aspect ratio
Sweeping actuators – little devices with big impact
Meet Professor I.J. Wagnanski from the University of Arizona Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering. He is working on developing devices that impact and direct airflow over surfaces to minimize airflow separation. Here is an interview done by The Smithsonian…