2014 – The View From Airbus
A conversation with Airbus America’s President and CEO Barry Eccleston. Views: 32
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Ethiopian sets up a race
Ethiopian Airlines likes to point out that it is Africa’s fastest growing airline. The company was an early adopter of the 787, and by all appearances is pleased with the aircraft. The fire at Heathrow was an odd event and…
The tightening supply chain
As Airbus and Boeing ramp up production, the sources of the parts and pieces are being stressed. The supply chain, as we have seen, can easily become an Achilles heel. How stable and strong does the supply chain look? Ken…
The PurePower Program at Pratt & Whitney – Current Status and Future Plans
The Pratt & Whitney Geared Turbofan™ (GTF) has been selected for use on five of the seven new narrow-body programs under development, including Bombardier’s CSeries, Airbus A320neo, Mitsubishi Regional Jet, IRKUT MS-21, and Embraer E2Jets. We spoke with Bob Saia,…
The CIS OEMs
Most of our analyses focus on the western OEMs in the US, Europe, Canada and Brazil. But historically the CIS OEMs have a significant presence. While the volumes are not nearly as large, by Boeing and Airbus standards, the numbers…
Revelations from Airbus Annual Press Conference
Airbus held its annual press conference in Toulouse this morning to review the results of 2013 and look forward to 2014. The key take-aways are: 1. The company plans to increase production of its A320 family from the current 42…