Big week for Airbus
This looks like a big week for Airbus. Early this morning in Toulouse, the first A330neo for Air Portugal was rolled out of the paint shop. Air Portugal is the launch customer for this model. The A330neo is a substantial…
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PNAA and the world’s largest aerocluster
The Pacific Northwest Aerospace Alliance (PNAA) describes itself as “a coalition of aerospace companies that serve North America’s largest commercial aerospace manufacturing cluster which centers round The Boeing Company just outside of Seattle, Washington”. All aerospace clusters have umbrella organizations…
A test flight now may be among today’s most important flights
As we write this Airbus has a test flight going from La Bourget (Paris) to New York’s JFK. Several aircraft do this flight daily. But this particular flight is being done by the new A321LR. This flight is important because…
Premium 2018.6 – From FOMO to FOMD – Strains are Appearing in the Supply Chain
In recent years, we’ve seen a surge in aircraft orders, particularly for the re-engined narrow-body models from Airbus and Boeing. Backlogs remain near all-time record highs, and the two large OEMs are each talking about producing more than 60 narrow-bodies…
EASA Issues New Airworthiness Directive for PW GTF Engines on A320neo Family
EASA today issued an emergency Airworthiness Directive related to Pratt & Whitney Geared Turbofan engines on A320neo family aircraft. That AD can be found here, Apparently, several rejected take offs (RTO) and in flight shut downs (IFSD) have occurred…
Bombardier and Embraer provide Asia forecast
We assembled this table from their announcements in Singapore to see how comparable their views are. As usual, the definitions are not quite the same. Bombardier excludes “Greater China”. The seat segments top out at the same number, but it’s…