Airbus could decide within the next six months whether to re-engine the A380 with Rolls-Royce powerplants, says Tim Clark, the president of Emirate Airlines, which has ordered more of the giant airplanes than any other customer. Clark, speaking… Read More
Odds and Ends: 787 donation; Alenia sues Bombardier over CSeries; 2016 777 delivery slots opening up
787 donation: The Boeing Co. handed over 787 test airplane #3 (ZA003) to the Museum of Flight Saturday in an elaborate ceremony marking an unprecedented donation of a modern airliner to an aviation museum. To be sure, the… Read More
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Posted on November 9, 2014 by Scott Hamilton
Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Boeing, Bombardier, CSeries, Douglas Aircraft Co, GE Aviation, Leeham News and Comment, Rolls-Royce
707, 727, 737, 747, 787, Air Force One, Air India. 777, Alenia, Boeing, Boeing 40A, Bombardier, Concorde, CSeries, DC-3, Douglas, GE Aviation, GEnx, Lockheed Constellation, Museum of Flight, Rolls-Royce, Shen, Trent 1000, ZA001, ZA002, ZA003
Air Berlin 787 cancellation potentially gives Boeing big advantage in Delta order competition
The announcement last week that AirBerlin canceled orders for 15 Boeing 787s gives Boeing an unexpected, big advantage in the contest for a big wide-body order from Delta Air Lines–depending on when Delta wants the airplanes. The competition… Read More
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Posted on September 29, 2014 by Scott Hamilton
Airbus, Airlines, Boeing, GE Aviation, Rolls-Royce
787-9, A330-900, A330neo, A350-900, AirBerlin, Airbus, Boeing, Delta Air Lines, Farnborough Air Show, GE Aviation, GEnx, Rolls-Royce, Trent 1000, Trent XWB
Airbus could decide on A380neo within six month: Emirates’ Tim Clark
Airbus could decide within the next six months whether to re-engine the A380 with Rolls-Royce powerplants, says Tim Clark, the president of Emirate Airlines, which has ordered more of the giant airplanes than any other customer. Clark, speaking… Read More
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Posted on September 21, 2014 by Scott Hamilton
Airbus, Airlines, Boeing, Rolls-Royce
777-1000, 777-300ER, 777-8, 777-9, 787-10, 787-9, A350-1000, A350-900, A380, A380neo, Airbus, Boeing, Emirates Airlines, Rolls-Royce, Tim Clark, Trent 1000, Trent 7000
Is the A330neo engine Rolls Royce’s first carbon fan model?
The Airbus A330neo program has come a long way since our 29th of December article “A330neo prospect gains traction.” With the Farnborough Air Show days away, we understand there are now Airbus internal job postings for engineers to join… Read More
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Posted on July 10, 2014 by Bjorn Fehrm
Airbus, Boeing, GE Aviation, Rolls-Royce
787, A330, A330neo, Airbus, Boeing, GE Aviation, GE90, GEnx, GKN, Rolls-Royce, Trent 1000, Trent 1000-TEN
Low pressure turbine failed in CSeries incident: UBS, citing Bombardier
The low pressure turbine failed in the Pratt & Whitney Geared Turbo Fan engine on Bombardier’s CSeries, reports investment bank UBS, citing Bombardier. Writes UBS: BBD confirmed that recent GTF engine failure was in the low-pressure turbine and… Read More
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Posted on June 6, 2014 by Scott Hamilton
Boeing, Bombardier, CSeries, GE Aviation, Pratt & Whitney, Rolls-Royce
787, Boeing, Bombardier, CSeries, GE Aviation, GEnx, GTF, Pratt & Whitney, Pratt & Whitney GTF, Rolls-Royce, Trent 1000, UBS
Airbus’ A350-800 dilemma
Last week we discussed Airbus’ A350-1000 dilemma. The -1000 will be a fine airplane, but we concluded the company needs to go forward with a larger capacity “A350-1100” to match the size of the Boeing 777-9X, but take… Read More
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Posted on November 4, 2013 by Scott Hamilton
Airbus, Boeing, GE Aviation, Rolls-Royce
777, 777-300ER, 777-9, 787-10, 787-9, A330-200, A330-300, A350, A350-1000, A350-1100, A350-800, A350-900, Airbus, Boeing, GE Aviation, GEnx, Rolls-Royce, Trent 1000
Airbus’ A330 improvements aimed at maintaining market position vs 787
Airbus last week announced additional gross weight upgrades and improvements to the A330-200/300 that increase range and reduce fuel burn. Aviation Week has this story about the enhancements. This is the latest in a series of improvements taking… Read More
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Posted on December 3, 2012 by Scott Hamilton
Airbus, Boeing, Rolls-Royce
787-10, 787-9, A330-200, A330-300, A330neo, A350, Airbus, Boeing, GE Aviation, GEnx, Rolls-Royce, Trent 1000
Odds and Ends: Air France v Rolls-Royce for A350; Virgin America rejigs; Last A340s sold; Heading South with SPEEA
Air France v Rollsr-Royce: The saga continues-see this Bloomberg story. We understand there is more to it than just maintenance. Rolls wants AF to order the Trent 1000 for the 787 order, too. Virgin America: This airline, headquartered… Read More
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Posted on November 16, 2012 by Scott Hamilton
Airbus, Boeing, Rolls-Royce
787, A320NEO, A340, A350, Airbus, Airbus Mobile, Boeing, Rolls-Royce, SPEEA, Trent 1000, Virgin America
787-10 decision anticipated very soon, perhaps within days
Boeing’s Board is expected to be asked very soon, perhaps at its meeting in October, to grant Authority to Offer the 787-10 to customers, according to two sources. A Boeing spokeswoman said that ATO for the 787-10 is… Read More
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Posted on September 28, 2012 by Scott Hamilton
Airbus, Boeing, Rolls-Royce
777-200ER, 787-10, A330-200, A330-300, A350-900, Boeing, Rolls-Royce, Trent 1000
Air France A350 contract stalled; here’s the way forward
Bloomberg News has this report that the Air France-KLM talks for 25 Airbus A350s remain stalled over the long-running dispute between the company and Rolls-Royce over AF’s desire to overhaul the Trent XWB engines. The Air France-KLM group… Read More
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Posted on September 18, 2012 by Scott Hamilton
Airbus, CFM, Rolls-Royce
A350, Air France, Air France-KLM, Airbus, GE, GE Engines, Rolls-Royce, Trent 1000, Trent XWB
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