787 Operations; 2014 through September
[UPDATE – images of VT-ANI recent state] As the 787 starts to settle into operations it is a good idea to get a handle on how it is operating. Judging from the news reports, one is sometimes left with the…
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Premium #140 – There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.
Benjamin Disraeli made these words famous while aerospace keeps them current. Industry forecasts are difficult work. The major OEMs and independent firms have teams of highly educated people working on annual forecasts, with access to every imaginable input, and spend…
Chicago O’Hare Operational Interuptions
Last week a “contract employee” at the Aurora, Illinois radar facility set fire to his workplace. The fire caused chaos at Chicago’s airports. The larger, O’Hare, is a pivotal point in the global air transport business. Disrupting its operations causes…
SSJ reaches one year milestone at Interjet
Superjet celebrates its first anniversary of operations with Interjet. On September 18, 2013 the first SSJ100 entered into service with the Mexican airline. Up to the anniversary date, Interjet’s fleet logged over than 12,000 flight hours and 11,400 cycles. The…
A350 Certified and Ready to Go
Airbus has received EASA certification for the A350, which is now approved for flight. The first delivery to Qatar Airways is scheduled for the fourth quarter of this year. The A350 program had a much smoother development process than 787…
Denel’s Turoboprop Plans
South Africa’s Denel Aerostructures is a business that traces its aviation experience back 60 years. And yet you may not have heard of the company. Recently at the 2014 Africa Aerospace and Defence event, Denel announced plans to develop a…