Embraer announced yesterday, as expected, that it will re-engine the relatively young (7 year old) E-Series of jets with new technology engines to make them more competitive with the similarly sized Mitsubishi Regional Jet and Sukhoi Superjet, and the larger…
GAMA, the General Aviation Manufacturers Association, recently released aircraft shipment figures for the third quarter of 2011, which show a mixed picture. Totals through three quarters of the year show total aircraft shipments are down 9.6% overall, and down 13.0%…
The Dubai Air Show the week of November 13 will have a fair number of orders to announce by the Middle Eastern carriers and a small number of non-Gulf customers. Some of these orders have been widely leaked already: Emirates…
This morning Embraer made an interesting announcement, “The Brazilian company AEL Sistemas, based in Porto Alegre, was selected by Embraer Defense and Security to supply three more components to the KC-390 military airlifter and tanker jet: the Self-Protection System (SPS);…
There has been talk about this for some time. Today Boeing announced it is going to accelerate 737 production from 31.5 planes per month to 35 per month. It may not sound like much, but that is over 11% faster…
The association is not what you first think of; this news is much more banal. Bombardier in September announced John Travolta was to be its “brand ambassador” for the company’s business jets. This week Embraer announced they were going to…