Bombardier last week rolled out (sort of) CSeries CS100 Flight Test Vehicle #1 and revealed FTVs 2, 3, 4 and the start of FTV5. Officials are sticking with their timeline that the first flight will be by the… Read More
Posted on March 11, 2013 by Scott Hamilton
Since we were in transit yesterday, here are a number of articles that are a day late in being posted here. Boeing 787: New York Times: Setback in Boeing’s Hope for Longer Range Puget Sound Business Journal: Steve… Read More
Posted on March 9, 2013 by Scott Hamilton
Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, CSeries
777X, 787, A350-800, Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, CSeries, Ray Conner
Bombardier today confirmed what had been widely reported, that it is offering a 160-seat, high-density version of the CS300. The company made the announcement in advance of its program update and the “reveal” of the first Flight Test… Read More
Posted on March 7, 2013 by Scott Hamilton
NTSB Report Comes Today: The National Transportation Safety Board issues its preliminary report on the Boeing 787 JAL fire today, around 11am ET. Here is the NTSB 787 page that has been updated throughout the process. We’re traveling… Read More
Posted on March 7, 2013 by Scott Hamilton
Bombardier earnings call today: CSeries: Bombardier will reveal its first production aircraft March 7, the company said on its earnings call today. First year production will be 20-30 aircraft, and up to 120 a year by 3 1/2… Read More
Posted on February 21, 2013 by Scott Hamilton
Airbus may drop Lithium batteries: Bloomberg reports that Airbus may drop lithium ion batteries from the A350 in the wake of the problems encountered by Boeing. Reuters has this report. A switch to standard batteries would delay the… Read More
Posted on February 8, 2013 by Scott Hamilton
Narrowing the Cause: Aviation Week has a good article with some behind-the-scenes snippets about the grounding of the Boeing 787. Toward the end are comments from Japan Air Lines about narrowing the cause of the battery problems. The… Read More
Posted on February 4, 2013 by Scott Hamilton
SPEEA Talks: Boeing and SPEEA both issued brief statements late yesterday that talks resumed and will reconvene today at 9 am PT. The absence of any rhetoric of any kind suggests the absence of tension in yesterday’s session–or… Read More
Posted on January 10, 2013 by Scott Hamilton
It’s official: Embraer selected the PW GTF to re-engine the E-175, E-190 and E-195. In doing so, it looks like the E-170 will be allowed to wither on the vine. This is a huge win for PW and… Read More
Posted on January 8, 2013 by Scott Hamilton
Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, CFM, CSeries, Embraer, Irkut, Pratt & Whitney
737 Classic, 737-300, 737-400, 737-500, Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, CSeries, E-170, E-175, E-190, E-195, Embraer, GE Engines, Geared Turbo Fan, GTF, Mitsubishi, MRJ, MS-21, Pratt & Whitney
Update: Even as we posted this, Jon Ostrower Tweeted PW has been selected to re-engine the E-Jet. We’re trying to confirm. Embraer faces declining deliveries this year and next due to declining orders and a declining backlog, reports… Read More
Posted on January 8, 2013 by Scott Hamilton