The sense at ISTAT 2011 that P&W had attracted a lot of attention and was building momentum has been confirmed with news that the PurePower engine (we prefer GTF) has won a critical order. This is a fabulous win for…
Lufthansa recently ordered the A320neo, joining ILFC as a major customer in the first quarter. ILFC ordered 60 of their 100 aircraft with the Pratt & Whitney GTF, with 40 options, providing a boost to the GTF program. The focus…
Yesterday Continental announced it is going to install Ka-band connectivity from LiveTV. This means about 200 US domestic airplanes (737 and 757) are going to be able to offer Internet connectivity as this process gets rolled out. The story is…
Alex Wilcox is CEO of Jetsuite, a rapidly growing charter jet company which intends to utilize ideas proven successful by LCCs. Meaning applying standards like one airplane type (Phenom 100) and one cabin layout. The consequence is the ability to…
At the DC-based Air & Space Museum they have a fascinating display of what the sky looked like for a 24 hour period some years ago. Each dot is an airliner. As you watch the video, the change of color…
Today Skymark made it official. As the Airbus PR states: Views: 53