Some aircraft hit the market just right, and have longevity. Bombardier’s CRJ just hit a milestone last week, as the program is now a quarter-century old. It joins a handful of aircraft programs with such longevity; the others in production…
There are few commercial aircraft that will ever reach the levels of longevity of the 737. For Airbus their A320 is 27 years old. Embraer has its E-120 Brasilia which is still flying for SkyWest (about to be retired) which…
We visited Bombardier’s Mirabel facility today. We will be providing a written summary of our visit, and in the mean time here are three short videos from key voices at Bombardier. Views: 46
The A330neo launch and its implications The biggest headline from Farnborough 2014 was the launch of the A330neo, which will be a more effective direct competitor to the Boeing 787. The new competition will be a classic case of trading…
This morning United Airlines announced an order for 30 E-175 aircraft, plus 45 options. Deliveries are set for 2014 and 2015. The image below is what the airplane is set to look like when it enters service. With winglet gives…
Mike Arcamone is Bombardier’s new President of Commercial Aircraft. He sat down to speak with us during the pre-Farnborough briefing at the company’s Montreal offices. Views: 33