The A380’s future
There seems to be some light between the vision by Airbus CEO Fabrice Bregier and sales chief John Leahy. Whereas Mr Leahy opined at the Dubai air show the A380neo is inevitable and suggested a timeline around 2022 or 2023. …
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Premium #193 – The EC Investigation of the Aircraft Engine Aftermarket – What it Means
Last week reports surfaced regarding an investigation being conducted by the European Commission (EC) regarding a competition probe in the aviation maintenance sector. According to reports, it centers about provisions in engine service contracts, and both Rolls Royce and SAFRAN…
Charter service announces direct flights to Cuba from 19 cities in the US
From October 5 2015, Victor, the global service on-demand private jet charter that recently premiered in the United States, will connect Cuba with direct flights to 19 major US cities, including Atlanta, Austin, Chicago, Dallas, Fort Lauderdale , Houston, Los…
Premium #190 – Does North America Offer Rich Pickings for the Small Duopoly?
Do the prospects for Bombardier and Embraer look good in the North American market? Or has the market up-sized from the 110 to 130 seats category to 140 to 180 seats? We’ve taken a look at the fleets of airlines…
Premium #175 – The Significance of Bombardier’s CSeries Performance Improvements
Bombardier today at the Paris Air Show announced that the C Series will meet or exceed all of its initial targets at entry into service – including an 11.9% increase in range from 2,950 to 3,300NM for both models. Fuel…
Health Monitoring Systems, Big Data and the Aftermarket – Implications for Airlines and MRO at Pratt & Whitney
Pratt & Whitney and IBM have joined forces to advance the state of the art in Big Data and the Internet of Things by tackling issues posed by engine health monitoring data head on. New technologies, both in engine sensors…