Who’s the biggest?
There are claims every year about who’s the biggest in the business. Since everyone wants to be a winner, there are winners by category like orders and deliveries. But we think, perhaps, the way to look at this question is…
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PNAA and the world’s largest aerocluster
The Pacific Northwest Aerospace Alliance (PNAA) describes itself as “a coalition of aerospace companies that serve North America’s largest commercial aerospace manufacturing cluster which centers round The Boeing Company just outside of Seattle, Washington”. All aerospace clusters have umbrella organizations…
Bombardier and Embraer provide Asia forecast
We assembled this table from their announcements in Singapore to see how comparable their views are. As usual, the definitions are not quite the same. Bombardier excludes “Greater China”. The seat segments top out at the same number, but it’s…
C919 delayed again?
News from Singapore suggests that the C919 might be delayed again. Tracking, using Flightradar24, of the flight test aircraft show that B-001A last had activity on December 19 and there is nothing on B-001C. The second C919, B-001C had its…
The SSJ shrink choice
SCAC (Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company) announced they are planning on a 75-seat “shrink” version of their SuperJet. The current SSJ100 seats 98-103. The new aircraft will be upgraded in several areas, including engines, avionics, and aerodynamics. The image below…
Embraer wins KC-390 deal
Embraer Defense & Security announced, at the Singapore Airshow, the signing of a LoI with aviation services company SkyTech for up to six new KC-390 multi-mission transport aircraft. The aircraft are earmarked for multiple defense projects and both companies have…