What engines will power our airliners in 10 to 30 years? In two parts we investigate what engine makers, universities and research agencies have in store. This month is the third anniversary of the entry into service of Pratt &…
Production of Airbus parts will only be modestly affected by a fire at its tier 1 supplier Premium AEROTEC, a company spokesperson tells AirInsight. “To the best of our present knowledge we do not expect any significant supply shortfalls towards…
Leasing of aircraft has taken a jump. Yet airlines prefer to buy them outright too. Richard Schuurman looks at the trends. Over the half a century of airliner leasing it has been a booming business. “In 1970 a half of…
Based on news that MEA, the national airline of Lebanon, had signed a deal with Rolls-Royce, we can infer the airline has selected the A330neo for its fleet. The rumor mill suggests the model selected is the A330-900. Currently, the…
Yesterday we took a look at how Airbus might reach its 2018 target of ~800 aircraft. Today we look at Boeing’s 2018 target of “810-815” aircraft. The chart shows how Boeing has managed to increase its delivery rate over the…
A number of pundits have commented that stopping the current Boeing-Embraer deal will be a death knell for Embraer and provide Airbus a competitive market advantage over Boeing are premature in their conclusions. There are almost always legal challenges and…