Contract negotiations resumed January 9 between Boeing and its engineers’ union, SPEEA. The outlook is dim and the prospects of a strike are high. The gap between the SPEEA “wants” and the Boeing offer is too wide and talks are…
There is much debate about market need for VLAs (defined as an airplane with >400 seats). The argument goes back to the time when Airbus decided on the A380 and bet on the need for the VLA (demand for hub…
[UPDATE: The WSJ is reporting that United Airlines has discovered improperly installed wiring on one of its 787s. This was discovered in an inspection in the wake of Monday’s JAL 787 electrical fire in Boston. The improperly installed bundle of…
Looking ahead at this time of year, there are several key events and stories that we know will occur in 2013. In this post, we’ll comment about them, along with our prognostication on how we expect they might turn out.…
News has just emerged that Airbus Military has confirmed it has been selected by the Government of India as the preferred bidder to supply its A330 MRTT to the Indian Air Force. India´s selection of the A330 MRTT makes it…
In the wake of Airbus “Pinocchio” advertisement critical of economic claims by Boeing, AirInsight has decided to take an independent look at the economics of these to aircraft and compare the aircraft. While both aircraft are the largest in their…