The Aero Engine Market
In a quick review of the market, we can see how the engine market has grown in sympathy with the demand for commercial aircraft. In the first chart, we show the national origin of the engines. The numbers for Canada…
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Premium – Powering the enhanced A321 and a putative 797
This week we have seen two good sources discussing how Airbus is likely to respond to a potential new Boeing. The Reuters story is here and the CNN story is here. Both these stories lay out clearly how the two…
An example of the disruption Additive Manufacturing drives
GE has been at the forefront of additive manufacturing for a while. Though not alone in seeing the benfits from this technology, GE is touting an interesting example of what this means. They explain that their new ATP has 855…
Cessna bets on the Silvercrest
Today at the 2016 NBAA, Textron’s Cessna division announced their new aircraft, the Hemisphere. “For the first time in more than 20 years, the large-cabin segment will see a clean-sheet design aircraft with the Citation Hemisphere,” said Scott Ernest, Textron…
Premium #226 – Farnborough 2016 Was Far from Boring – If you Knew Where to Look
We’ve seen some reports that the 2016 Farnborough Airshow was disappointing, with the fewest new aircraft orders in recent years. One commentator even called the show ‘boring.“ We attended, and have a very different opinion. These are exciting times for…
GE Aviation Briefing at 2016 Farnborough Air Show 2016
David Joyce and his executive team from GE Aviation briefing at 2016 Farnborough Air Show follows. GE and CFM International received orders for new engines of $25 billion at the show. Those deals include 393 LEAP engines from CFM, an…