The biggest commercial aerospace industry story revolves around Airbus and Boeing and how they compete vigorously for every order. But that is only the tip of the iceberg. Customers (airlines & lessors) only take an OEM offer seriously when they…
With the recent first flight of the Embraer E2-190, it was an appropriate time to get update the progress of the E2 development program. We we fortunate to have an opportunity to speak with Luis Carlos Affonso, SVP – Operations…
Please start here. This is huge news. Readers know that we have a significant interest in this subject. We have been concerned with the issue of cyber security as it potentially can impact the air travel process. Air travel is…
Air travel is a very safe mode of travel, with few accidents and a trend line that points to increasing safety year by year. The following chart shows worldwide airline fatalities per million passengers from 1976 through 2014. The trend…
Two weeks ago, at Airbus Innovation Days, John Leahy, Chief Commercial Officer at Airbus, scoffed at a proposed 737-10X by calling it the “Mad Max.” But is this idea really mad, or what Boeing should have done initially with the…
The new management team at Bombardier appears to be on a mission to secure as many orders for the CSeries as possible, to build both backlog and momentum for the program. While these orders may come at lower prices, as…