The A380 and the North American market have not been a match so far. But is change in the winds? Mark Lapidus, CEO of aircraft lessor Amedeo, believes that he can sell Delta on the A380, despite its management stating…
Industry observers have been pondering a follow on to the 757 for years. The 757, even today, provides unique capabilities. For example, its range is outstanding. The 757, designed to handle coast to coast flights in the US, ended up…
Vincent Lamigeon at Challenges, in France, published an interesting article today suggesting that Airbus knew of the cancellation of a 70 aircraft order from Emirates well in advance of their disclosure during Innovation Days. The article links to Emirates’ annual…
Airbus, at its Innovation Days last week, announced that it is increasing the maximum capacity of its A320 and A321 aircraft. Maximum seating is moving from today’s 180 and 220 seats to a maximum capacity of 189 and 240, respectively…
Some quick impressions – it is a very quiet airplane. Compared to the very quiet A380, the A350 is not quite as quiet because it has two engines closer to the cabin. The windows are simply huge (top of head…
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