David Kaminski-Morrow, Air Transport Editor at FlightGlobal, published two interesting stories on the AF447 aftermath which now is best described as the acrimonious phase. Now its pilots and airline vs. Airbus. On a visit to Airbus last year we were…
The A350 program continues to check off milestones, with another checked off this week with the delivery of the first wing-box from Airbus facility in Nantes to its facility in St. Nazaire. Didier Evrard, head of the A350 program, said…
BEA investigators blame human error for the Air France crash in June 2009. They said the junior pilots were not properly trained to deal with an emergency while their Captain was on a rest break. Their summary findings can be…
The reaction to American’s recent fleet order was not positive from the financial analyst community. They have valid concerns regarding the firm’s financials. But in typical fashion, MIT Researcher Bill Swelbar decided to take contrarian view and look at the…
Now that Boeing has elected to follow Airbus and proceed with the re-engining route for its single aisle jet, the 737, Bombardier and Embraer have clarity from which to make decisions. For Embraer, which has been waiting for Boeing to…
As the chart illustrates, the survey has pretty much run its course. As of this writing, we have 233 responses. Recognizing this is not a scientific survey we also need to accept the responses come from a primarily qualified audience…