The Aero Engine Market
In a quick review of the market, we can see how the engine market has grown in sympathy with the demand for commercial aircraft. In the first chart, we show the national origin of the engines. The numbers for Canada…
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Premium – Arkia selects LEAP
Yesterday Israel’s second largest airline, Arkia, selected the CFM LEAP engine for its A320neo order. The airline only has four on order, so it is a small order. But the implications of this are far bigger. Views: 51
Premium – A320neo Ops update (dispelling neo nonsense)
In this article, we will dispel “neo nonsense” regarding difficulties with the new aircraft. The A320neo entry into service continues to settle in with variable results We show the latest flight ops data, through March 30, 2017 There is some…
Premium #315 – Technology: Are the next steps revolutionary or evolutionary?
Aerospace is a technology-heavy business. But the pace of technology change is accelerating. Consider just 15 years ago that composites were too expensive and unproven for aircraft structural applications, large geared turbofans were a lab experiment, hybrid cars were new,…
A Lufthansa CFM56 achieves 100,000 flight hours
Lufthansa and CFM International are celebrating the achievement of 100,000 flight hours by one of the airline’s CFM56-5C engines more than 20 years after Lufthansa took delivery of its first Airbus A340-300. The airline was the launch customer for the…
Airbus O&D through August
Airbus has reported its O&D through August. (Boeing only has data through July for download as of today) Taking a look a the Airbus numbers highlights some important issues. Views: 62