Industry observers have been pondering a follow on to the 757 for years. The 757, even today, provides unique capabilities. For example, its range is outstanding. The 757, designed to handle coast to coast flights in the US, ended up…
The PW1200G engines are now mounted on the Mitsubishi Regional Jet’s first flight test aircraft at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’ final-assembly factory. This engine mount marks a significant milestone toward MRJ’s completion. Mitsubishi Aircraft has been engaged in mounting the Pratt…
The first production ARJ-21, serial number 105, has taken its first test flight in Shanghai. The aircraft is destined for launch customer Chengdu Airlines early next year, which has 30 on order. The ARJ-21-700 will seat between 70-95 passengers, depending…
Vincent Lamigeon at Challenges, in France, published an interesting article today suggesting that Airbus knew of the cancellation of a 70 aircraft order from Emirates well in advance of their disclosure during Innovation Days. The article links to Emirates’ annual…
Southwest has been the airline most admired in the United States for a long time. Its excellent crews more than make up for a lack of IFE with industry leading humor (do a YouTube search for examples). But today’s Southwest…