Earlier this week Airbus’ Tom Enders made an interesting remark. Specifically: “Why should we spend large amounts of money when we can make significant incremental improvements?” Aerospace is risky and it is not getting less risky. Derivative aircraft are lower…
Alaska Airlines is deploying the new split winglet on its Boeing 737NGs. It is expect these will reduce fuel consumption by 58,000 gallons a year per aircraft. The split winglet will save the airline $20 million and cut carbon dioxide…
The battle between Airbus and Boeing is especially intense in the single-aisle market, for which more than new 20,000 aircraft are required over the next 20 years. In the 100-210 seat market, examining the Big Two OEMs only, Airbus currently…
Bombardier announced today that their CSeries Flight Test Vehicle achieved a milestone. The announced successfully completed the first full powering on of the main electrical distribution system on the first CSeries flight test vehicle (FTV1) is one of the many…
BOC Aviation has quietly become a serious player in the aircraft leasing business. Backed by Bank of China, the company is in the midst of a growth spurt that will ensure it becomes one of the industry’s leading players. We…
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