A Man and his Engine
Here is a very pleased Bob Saia from PW standing by a CSeries fan blade. The company firmed its order with ILFC today for 120 GTF engines plus spares. No wonder he’s smiling! Note, by the way, the blade has…
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Ryanair and Comac – Part II
Just after Addison mused about the C919 model in a Ryanair office in a post yesterday, new reports today indicate that Ryanair will announce cooperation with COMAC in developing the aircraft at the Paris Air Show. Maybe there is something…
The End of the Black Box?
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…
Virgin America selects CFM LEAP engine for A320neo
Virgin America selected the CFM LEAP engine for its Airbus A320neo fleet. This was no surprise–we predicted this in our Paris Air Show preview below. We expected the order to be announced at the show, but this helps build momentum…
Outlook for Paris Air Show
As we head into the Paris Air Show, here is AirInsight’s outlook: The big news at air shows are orders for new aircraft. Forget the drivel that Airbus “saves” up orders for the show and Boeing doesn’t. Customers drive when…
Braathens Orders CSeries
Braathens has placed an order for 10 Bombardier CSeries aircraft, with 10 options for use by its subsidiary Malmö Aviation based at Stockholm’s downtown Bromma Airport. Their order includes both models of the CSeries, 5 CS100 models with 110 seats…