Bombardier just announced a six month delay in the first flight of its CSeries. Originally first flight was planned for December or early January. But a delay has been anticipated; take a listen to our interview with program boss Rob…
To start with, watch this video. [yt]8QEt6hHxb5o[/yt] The US firefighting fleet is old. The Neptune is an old airplane. The US firefighting fleet has met with a number of crashes (link). Pilots flying fire fighting missions face tremendous challenges. Invariably…
Late last week there was a brief news flurry from Russia about Bombardier manufacturing Q400s in Russia. Turns out this was news that came from a Russian source and not from Canada. Indeed, we spoke with Bombardier about this news…
Rob Dewar, VP & GM CSeries Program, spoke with us today about the tightening timeline the program is facing. Although this is not big news, he shares that the program has seen significant benefits from its investments in its CIASTA…
The PW1000 PurePower geared turbofan engine (GTF) has gained market attention and acceptance for its innovative gear-drive system, which enables the fan and low spool of the engine to turn at different speeds to optimize the performance in each section. …
The aviation industry’s pricing process is generally opaque. Nobody pays retail, even though these are the only prices quoted, Take a look at this chart which is ranked in declining cost per seat. All prices apply to January 2012 and…