GECAS has ordered 60 A320neo aircraft, and has selected the LEAP engine from CFM International, a joint venture of GE and SNECMA, to power them. The choice of LEAP engines to power the aircraft is not unexpected, as GECAS by…
Qatar Airways kicked off the Paris Air Show orders with 6 Boeing 777-300ER aircraft, with a list price of $1.7 billion. Scott Hamilton had the opportunity to ask Qatar CEO Akbar Al-Baker about the Bombardier CSeries shortly after the announcement,…
Boeing is still obfuscating regarding a 737 replacement, while increasing production rates for the existing models. Two things are clear — the A320neo has a significant economic advantage over the current 737NG series and is selling quite well, and that…
Airbus has pushed back the introduction date of two models of its A350. As we previously discussed, the delay in the -1000 will be to enable Rolls Royce to develop a higher thrust engine that will longer range to better…
Wired Magazine has an interesting story in its current issue about the data streaming technology that Bombardier will introduce with the CSeries in 2013, and how it can provide much more than the data currently gleaned from “black boxes” (which…
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