A320 aircraft production in the U.S. is on schedule to begin this summer as large aircraft components for the first U.S.-produced aircraft departed from Hamburg, Germany, bound for Mobile, Alabama. The parts on a ship named BBC Atlantic. The major…
It’s a long one, but as always with John Leahy, its worth the time to understand what they are thinking and how they are messaging their product line. Count the number of times 18 inch seats comes up. This is…
Once again the 18 inch seats get a lot of mention. But note how cleverly this is weaved into the message that Airbus will be offering a range of aircraft providing passengers with better comfort. This message will be hammered…
Tom explains how Airbus is handling its supply chain as it ramps up the A320 family as well as the A330neo and A350XWB. Views: 21
We had an opportunity this afternoon in Toulouse to visit the A350 FAL. There are a number of aircraft in various stages of assembly. Of those we saw, the highest MSN we saw was #28. Airbus claims there are four…
Africa is often referred to as the last place for commercial aviation to exploit. Rich in resources, but poor in economics and politics, much of Africa is flown over. But this is changing as communications technology reaches everywhere, and people…