Lufthansa sends a message
Please start here. Having the airline CEO make these remarks about the future of the 747-8I even as it took delivery of its seventh last week is a significant message. Boeing is in the midst of rolling out a refinement…
Category Boeing
787’s Grounding Has Small Impact on Boeing
Now that the Boeing 787 is returning to service and deliveries have re-started, it’s only natural to wonder what the long-term impact will be on the manufacturer. The answer is, not much. The grounding, of course, cost Boeing in terms…
Noisy Neighbors?
NOT WITH GAME CHANGING AIRCRAFT AND ENGINE TECHNOLOGY The introduction of the Bombardier CSeries in 2014 will bring the first application of the next generation of engines for narrow-body aircraft, the Pratt & Whitney PurePower 1000G geared turbofan. The combination…
A350 Roll Out
They say a picture is worth a thousand words. There is no argument that Airbus’ A350 is a beautiful airplane. The roll out of MSN001, fresh from the paint shop, is an important milestone. Airbus reports the painting was completed…
The Coming Bubble in Narrow-Body Aircraft
Airlines and aircraft manufacturers periodically get into trouble when they over-commit to new aircraft and the OEMs raise production rates to levels that are unsustainable. We believe that another bubble situation is currently developing, and will result in an oversupply…
Boeing 777X EIS keyed to engine development
Engine development progress is a key driver to the entry-into-service timeline for Boeing’s proposed 777X Family. Boeing says EIS is toward the end of 2019. We understand this is late 2019, and given program delays for the 787 and 747-8,…