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Nixing NEO?

(image: FlightGlobal) In a strange turn of events, it seems Airbus is backing away from or at least delaying its much awaited A320-family NEO.  There was an expectation that this week we would hear all about the new airplane update.…

FAA and Separation

This week saw an interesting reversal by the FAA.  Take a look at this story by the WSJ.  Within a week the FAA went from posting new rules about wake turbulence on the 787 and 747-8 to removing them because…

Boeing delivers Italy’s first tankers

Photo credit: Boeing In news just announced via Reuters, Italy is to get its first two Boeing 767 tankers this year.  The remaining two will be modified and be delivered later – no date has been announced. This delivery comes…

PW discusses new engine technology

Pratt & Whitney’s Alan Epstein, VP of Technology & Environment, discusses new engine technology in Jetrader, the magazine of the trade group ISTAT. (This is a two-page article.) Epstein discusses what he calls a 25-30 year gap in new technology…