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Liebherr and Rolls-Royce Create JV to Build Gearbox for UltraFan
Rolls-Royce announced a partnership with Liebherr-Aerospace to build the gearbox for the forthcoming UltraFan engine. The 50-50 joint venture will be located in Friedrichshafen, Bavaria where Liebherr-Aerospace has a major facility. The UltraFan is a new geared turbofan design from…
A350 Certified and Ready to Go
Airbus has received EASA certification for the A350, which is now approved for flight. The first delivery to Qatar Airways is scheduled for the fourth quarter of this year. The A350 program had a much smoother development process than 787…
Lufthansa Confirms 777-9 and A350-900 Orders
This morning Lufthansa confirmed a launch order with Boeing for the 777-9, becoming the first customer for the revised variant. The 777-9 will accommodate 42 additional seats than the existing 365 seat 777-300ER model, and may be a replacement aircraft…
Is the A350 Order by JAL a Rebuke to Boeing?
Several international press reports today indicate that Japan Air Lines is about to break its all-Boeing fleet and order aircraft from Airbus. Reuters is reporting that the order will be for 20 Airbus A350 -1000 aircraft with an order valued…
Outlook for Aerospace in 2012
It is the time of year for prognostication. In that tradition, AirInsight will boldly go where all pundits have gone before – but with better accuracy. With our psychic powers in full swing, here are our fearless predictions for 2012:…