Boeing is to establish a permanent Aerospace Safety Committee of the Board of Directors, which together with the company’s leadership must ensure that safety is priority number 1 in all aspects of its product design, manufacturing, and operations. The committee…
Is there a market for another supersonic airliner, next to Boom Supersonic and Aerion Supersonic? The answer is a firm ‘yes’ if you talk to Norris Tie, co-founder and CEO of California-based start-up Exosonic. Tie and his partner Tim MacDonald…
[UPDATE] Wouldn’t you know it? After this story was published the DOT updated its Form 41. Here are the latest numbers through 2Q19. Fuel burn was 54.6% of US fleet operating costs overall A319 fuel burn costs/seat/hour $13.60 – 55.5%…
Last week we had a quick visit to Brazil to see the delivery of the first E195-E2 to Brazilian airline, Azul. As part of the trip our host, Embraer, arranged for a briefing with John Rodgerson President of Azul. David…
