The current state of the unending tanker war is as it always was – nowhere. We discuss the situation with Teal Group’s Richard Aboulafia. The conversation starts off talking about Loren Thompson’s information about Boeing feeling like they are losing…
AirInsight today issued a study, “The Business Case for the Bombardier CSeries,” that provides an in-depth analysis of the Canadian company’s leap into mainline jet manufacturing. Bombardier is the world’s third largest aircraft manufacturer, after Airbus and Boeing, and is…
Airbus decision on the NEO has been delayed as it attempts to obtain additional funding from the engine manufacturers, and the timing of the LEAP-X engine from CFM International, the full version of which may be delayed to 2018 Airbus,…
Photo credit: Boeing In news just announced via Reuters, Italy is to get its first two Boeing 767 tankers this year. The remaining two will be modified and be delivered later – no date has been announced. This delivery comes…
The all-electric Cri-Cri, jointly developed by EADS Innovation Works, Aero Composites Saintonge and the Green Cri-Cri Association made its official maiden flight at Le Bourget airport on Thursday. This Cri-Cri is the first-ever four-engined all electric aerobatic plane, which was…
The narrow-body aircraft market will undergo a major revolution in this decade, with new aircraft competition from the Bombardier CSeries, Comac C919, Irkut MS-21, a re-engining of the A320 family from Airbus, and an anticipated new offering from Brazil’s Embraer.…