Opposing views on the 100-150 seat market
We have been most fortunate to be briefed by two leading aircraft OEMs in the last two weeks. And what a different view of the world they show — one wonders if they’re in the same business. The chart below…
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Airbus ships first parts for Mobile assembly
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…
2015 Innovation Days – John Leahy
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…
2015 Innovation Days – Dr. Kiran Rao
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…
2015 Innovation Days – Tom Williams
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
A350 Final Assembly Line is ramping up
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…