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Airbus’ 2016 A350 deliveries

by | Jan 2, 2017 | Airbus | 4 comments

The chart tells the story.  Airbus clearly pulled out all the stops to fix its supply chain troubles on the A350 this past year.  December was a blowout performance. Late last year, Airbus offered a seemingly impossible goal – delivering 50 A350s in 2016.  In...

The importance of the A350-1000

by | Nov 24, 2016 | Airbus, Boeing | 7 comments

Today Airbus had another first flight, this time the A350-1000.  The aircraft looks good.  A video from AirlineFlyer captured the moment from this morning’s takeoff. It is exciting when a new aircraft enters the market.  But what makes this aircraft special? ...

Bombardier Delays Deliveries due to Engine Supply Issues

by | Sep 6, 2016 | Airbus, Airbus A320 NEO, Airbus A321 Neo, Airbus a350, Boeing, Bombardier, C Series, CFM International, Embraer, Embraer E Jet E2, Irkut, Mitsubishi MRJ, Pratt & Whitney, UAC MC 21 | 5 comments

Bombardier announced that its 2016 C Series deliver schedule will be delayed, while citing the statistics from the first two aircraft in service with Swiss.  The good news is that the two CS100 aircraft in service with SWISS have collectively flown nearly...