Bombardier’s Mike Arcamone Answers Questions about CSeries Competition
AirInsight interviewed Mike Arcamone after the unveiling of the Bombardier CSeries on Thursday March 7th 2013. Views: 33
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Some Observations on the Narrow-Body Market
Airline traffic has continued to grow over the last decade, despite 9-11, SARS, a financial crisis and prolonged recession. At current growth rates, traffic will double every 15 years. That requires twice the number of seats to accommodate passengers into…
Thoughts on the USAirways Takeover of American
Doug Parker has successfully pulled off the David eats Goliath (again) merger of US Airways and American, and will take the reigns as CEO of the combined company. We applaud that decision, as consolidation is essential for both carriers, as…
Embraer Launches E-Jet RE: Assessing the Impact
Embraer last week finally firmed up its plans, announced in 2011, to re-engine the E-Jet family. The announcement of the selection of the Pratt & Whitey Geared Turbofan engine removes much of the ambiguity about the program. That ambiguity has…
Embraer scores big
Embraer and Republic Airways announced a contract for 47 E175s. Republic is the largest E-Jet operator in the world, so its selection is no surprise. The agreement includes options for an additional 47 aircraft, providing a potential for 94 E175s,…
Breaking News: Embraer to Select PW GTF for E-Jets Re-engining
The aviation social meeting are a flutter with the news that Embraer has chosen the PW GTF for the re-engining of its popular E-Jets. With Mitsubishi, Bombardier, Airbus and Irkut already having chosen the GTF, this would be the 5th…