Now that Boeing has elected to follow Airbus and proceed with the re-engining route for its single aisle jet, the 737, Bombardier and Embraer have clarity from which to make decisions. For Embraer, which has been waiting for Boeing to…
The re-engining announcement for the 737 by Boeing has given us pause to consider the impacts of both airframes and engines and their impact on commercial aircraft. Clearly, engines are the driving force for technology in the industry, as fuel…
American Airlines did a brave thing today with its amr-aircraft from Airbus (260+365) and Boeing (200+100). If you are a fleet planner at United, Delta or Southwest, your stomach just took a very unpleasant turn. The US domestic fleet (except…
The Airbus A320neo family success and pressure mounting on airlines for better fuel efficiency sooner, rather than later, mitigate for a 737RE in the near term. A re-engined 737 would provide the fuel efficiency carriers need by 2015-2016, rather than…
Bombardier today announced an order for 10 aircraft from an unidentifed European customer for the CSeries. This order is for 10 CS100 models, the smaller of the two variants that will enter service in 2013. This is the eighth customer…
It’s an age-old technique in aviation: running down the Other Guy’s product. Airbus and Boeing have done it for as long as we can remember, and now Bombardier is the target of both companies because the Canadian firm has the temerity…