The Race for Speed – Is Boom the Solution?
The recent news from Boom and United followed rapidly after the collapse of Aerion. Our team discusses the Boom project. Warning – lower the volume before you click the play button. Views: 10
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Boeing Orders & Deliveries May 2021
Here’s the updated model – please remember to click the double arrow at the bottom right, please. MAX orders are rolling in. Alaska ordered 13 more. Southwest just took another 34 MAX7s. Total MAX7s for that airline is now 243…
Boeing’s Calhoun careful with rate increases
Boeing CEO David Calhoun is careful with rate increases. He isn’t willing to announce increases that go too far into the future. A wrong signal to suppliers might backfire on Boeing if predicted numbers fall short, Calhoun said on June 3…
Garuda Indonesia to halve its fleet to survive the pandemic
National flag carrier Garuda Indonesia is to halve its fleet to survive the pandemic. It is considering cutting its A330 orders and reducing the number of wide-body jets in its fleet to survive the pandemic. It is said the carrier is…
Boeing ecoDemonstrator Program Update
Boeing provided an update on their ecoDemonstrator program. The program started in 2012 using an American Airline 737-800. Since then they have utilized several other models: 2014 was the 787, 2015 was the 757; 2016 an Embraer E-170; 2018 used…
NASA paves the way for a 737 successor
On its roadmap to the next generation of US single-aisle commercial airliners that should become available by the early 2030s, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) wants to have a full-scale technology demonstrator ready for the first flight in…