Trade tensions involving commercial and military aircraft are about to enter a new level after the US government announced higher tariffs on EU-build (Airbus) aircraft while considering new measures that could affect China’s Comac. Let’s have a look at the…
Just before yesterday’s Bombardier earnings call, it was announced that Bombardier and Airbus had reached an agreement to sell Bombardier’s remaining interest in the A220 (nee CSeries) program. That transaction will leave Airbus and the Government of Quebec as the…
In a word, ouch. What is there to say? No orders, zero, nada – the first time since 1962! Thirteen deliveries. More sleepness nights in Seattle and Chicago. There should also be sleepless nights on Wall Street. Views: 4
Airbus revealed a prototype scale model of a blended wing aircraft that could eventually become an airliner concept in the future. The concept called Maveric (Model Aircraft for Validation and Experimentation of Robust Innovative Controls) was announced on the first…
The Boeing Company released its 2019 results earlier this week, and the company’s financial health, driven by the MAX crisis, is now quite weak. This is, to a great degree, due to the stock buybacks over the last five…
Boeing held its earnings call today, and the focus was, of course, on the MAX. While the quarterly results were terrible, Boeing’s estimate of just under $19 billion in additional costs from the MAX grounding and accidents indicate that the…