Winglets were first identified in 1952 to achieve better fuel burn. But they were not adopted until much later. It took Airbus a long time to follow Boeing’s lead on deploying them, as you can see. There may be good…
On July 1, KLM flight 1233 from Amsterdam Schipol to Paris Charles de Gaulle operated using biokerosene on a passenger flight, becoming the first airline to do so. While a number of proving flights have been taken by various airlines…
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…