A few months ago, Pratt & Whitney announced a new version of its Geared Turbofan, the Advantage. More powerful but also more efficient and with a one-percent better fuel consumption compared to the base GTF, the Advantage will enter service on…
UPDATE – The strict Covid-policy of the Chinese government is further delaying the test flight and certification campaign of the COMAC C919. The latest lockdown that hurts the program is that of the entire city of Xi’an since December 22.…
Cathay Pacific’s short-term outlook remains “challenging”, but the Hong Kong carrier is “absolutely confident” on the long-term future and its competitive position. Cathay Pacific Group reported a record loss of HK$-21.648 billion on March 10, which confirmed 2020 as the…
News “Curiouser and curiouser!” Mark Forkner, Boeing’s chief technical pilot on the MAX project, invoked his Fifth Amendment rights against self-incrimination in response to a grand jury subpoena issued by the U.S. Department of Justice in conjunction with their investigation…
Boeing confirmed that the announced production cut in the 777 line from 8.3 per month to five per month will begin in August, 2017, and then drop to 3.5 per month in 2018. The company had earlier announced a production…
Bombardier today announced two news items relative to the CSeries; one positive and one negative, though much anticipated. On a positive note, an new order was announced from Al Qahtani Aviation Company for 16 CS300 aircraft plus ten options. These…