President Mary Ellen Jones provided this briefing on the GP7200 program. The engine seems to be doing very well. At the conclusion of the presentation, during Q&A, she said that EA is looking at other programs and would consider the…
The aircraft is huge by any measure but it is amazingly quiet and incredibly nimble. See for yourself. Note that, despite what you seen and hear in the movies, the tires don’t chirp on landing. Views: 26
Recently we posted an article on the tremendous improvements Airbus has brought to the A330. The common thinking is that the 777 killed the A340 – but there is an argument to be made that the A330 did this. Airbus’…
Airbus’ A330 was born in the shadow the A340, an aircraft intended to be the long-haul workhorse in the Airbus stable. The A330 would be the medium-range aircraft. The A330 and A340 were developed simultaneously and derived from the A300.…
With the formal announcement that Airbus will open a final assembly plant in Mobile, it will soon be assembling narrow-body planes on three continents, adding capacity that will enable the company to out-produce Boeing and cement its market leadership position.…
The use of the terms together seems an oxymoron. Passenger comfort in coach class is notoriously missing, despite the best efforts of the OEMs to design cabins that restore it. As any passenger knows, it’s the airlines that ultimately decide…