Today the industry saw two nice aircraft orders. In total, Airbus and Boeing booked (at “retail”) nearly $6bn today. That is a big number given that airlines are only now starting to see profits after years of losses. The old…
The last time the aviation industry saw tremendous growth and evolution in aero engines was the 1980s. This was the time when GE joined forces with SNECMA to create CFM. P&W joined with Rolls-Royce, MTU and other to create IAE. …
Airbus has released a new report, The Future by Airbus that talks about innovations it views as possible over the next 40 years. This is a thoughtful and innovative piece, with topics ranging from transparent floors for viewing the sites…
An article in the Montreal Gazette over the weekend entitled “CSeries story will have happy ending” quotes several noted aviation analysts, including Michael Boyd of Boyd International and Marco Pencak of GMP Securities, as well as our own Scott Hamilton…
Airbus’ Bob Lange shares news of a radical new concept in in-flight galleys. He goes on to discus connectivity and then provides an A380 and A350 update. We tried to get him to talk about a re-engine program for the…
Airbus sent us some PR today about their tests on the A350 panel. “The 15m² structure (pictured) is fitted in place of an existing A340 aluminium fuselage section. The trials, conducted by Airbus’ flight-test aircraft A340 MSN001, are part of…