Emirates’ first A350 – can Airbus exploit this?
Today, Emirates Airline is taking its first of 65 A350s home. This is news for a few reasons. First, the last time the airline took a new delivery of a new type was in 2008. Second, this new type is…
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The Daily Boeing: key news for 15 October 2024
Today’s key news about Boeing centers about the potential for bankruptcy protection for the company after additional delays and staff cuts. Many of Boeing’s customers, including Tim Clark at Emirates, the largest customer for the 777X, which alone accounts for…
General Electric – Positive Outlook for GE Aero
Ahead of tomorrow’s investor day, GE’s aerospace unit reinforced its 2024 financial targets while authorizing up to $15 billion in share repurchases. This is part of a plan to return 70% to 75% of cash to shareholders. GE Aerospace’s revenues…
Delays won’t hurt long-term future of the Boeing 777X
It must have felt like ten years ago on Monday when Emirates announced a follow-on order for 90 Boeing 777X aircraft. It is a decade since that famous 2013 Dubai Airshow, when Emirates, Qatar Airways, and Etihad ordered 225 of them.…
Emirates reshuffles its 777X and 787 orders once again
As has been anticipated for some months, Emirates has used the Dubai Airshow to announce a few fleet order updates. The Dubai carrier has upped its order for the 777X and revised another for the 787 – again. This should prepare…
Udvar-Hazy still not convinced of the Boeing 777X
Air Lease Corporation (ALC) Chairman Steven Udvar-Hazy is still not convinced that the market really needs the passenger version of the Boeing 777X. The operating costs per seat of the big twin-jet are higher and the 787-10 is doing better.…