Archive for June 2017
Iran’s fresh deals with Airbus put Trump under pressure
Deals signed between two Iranian airlines and Airbus Aerospace Company have put US President Donald Trump under pressure, said an article appeared on a US daily on Saturday. “Two Iranian airlines made prospective deals with Airbus on Thursday (June 22) to buy 73 jetliners, a signal that the global aerospace industry is betting such sales…
Read MoreAlthough overshadowed, Boeing Dreamliner still in demand
The North Charleston-built 787-10 Dreamliner was among the Boeing Co. commercial planes on display at this year’s Paris Air Show. Provided/Boeing Co. Boeing Co.’s 787 Dreamliner took a back seat to the 737 MAX-10 at this week’s Paris Air Show, but there were still plenty of highlights for the wide-body plane the aerospace giant makes…
Read MoreParis Air show – Boeing Leads Airbus in Orders
Boeing outdueled its European rival in the traditional Paris Air Show order battle last week, collecting incremental orders and commitments for 571 airplanes worth $74.8 billion at list prices. Airbus’s total value of new orders/commitments totaled $39.7 billion, marking the first time since 2012 that Boeing announced more business than did Airbus at a major…
Read MoreAirbus concedes defeat to Boeing in Paris order race
Boeing MAX 10 Separately, another Chinese carrier, Donghai Airlines, opted to convert an earlier order for 10 smaller Max jets to 10 Max 10s, as did Malaysia Airlines, while Panama’s Copa Airlines converted an order for 15. Aercap now has 100 737 MAX airplanes on order. Delta announced Tuesday at 8:33 a.m. ET that it…
Read MoreBoeing lifts 20-year industry demand forecast
Boeing lifts 20-year industry demand forecast A day after Boeing formally launched the MAX 10, the largest member of the new single-aisle jet family seating up to 230 passengers, it announced a further 153 orders for the airplane. A similar plane is the rival Airbus‘ A330neo but Delaney said Boeing‘s jet could cut flying costs…
Read MoreBoeing launches MAX 10 at Paris Air Show
Boeing launched the new 737 MAX 10 on the opening day of the Paris Air Show, reporting that it has 240 orders and commitments to announce this week. It initially made public less than half of those Monday, but said more orders will be announced in Paris later, including one large one. Of the 108…
Read MoreParis Air Show Preview: This Will Be ‘The Big Thing’
Boeing ‘s launch of its 737 Max 10 stretch and more details on a completely new midrange plane will likely be the big news stories out of the Paris Air Show, which starts Monday. Still, overall expectations are subdued for this year’s event, with orders expected to be down. After a buying frenzy a few…
Read MoreAirbus A320neo ‘major step change for fleet efficiency’, says easyJet
EasyJet received its first Airbus A320neo after a ceremony at the manufacturer’s headquarters in France EasyJet has taken delivery of an aircraft which it believes will play a major role in reducing its fuel costs and environmental footprint. The carrier received its first Airbus A320neo following a ceremony at the manufacturer’s headquarters in Toulouse, France.…
Read MoreAirbus A380: World’s Largest Passenger Aircraft Gets Extended Wing Span
Airbus A380 is known as the biggest passenger jet in the world. The aircraft manufacturer has plans to make it even bigger by extending its wing span. The tendency of lengthening the A380’s wing tip devices will save the manufacturer the huge cost of producing a ‘neo’ model while providing an alternative which is more…
Read MoreRyanair in Talks With Boeing Over New Version of 737-Sources
European low-cost airline Ryanair is in talks with Boeing about placing an order for its proposed new 737 MAX 10 airliner, two people familiar with the matter said on Tuesday. Boeing is expected to launch what would become the largest version of its 737 MAX medium-haul family, designed to challenge the popular Airbus A321 flown…
Read MoreAirbus Predicts Significant Aircraft Growth by 2036
According to Airbus, the amount of aircraft seating between 100 passengers and 500 passengers will grow from close to 19,000 to over 40,000 by 2036. This would significantly exceed the current growth rate of 4.4% per year. However, according to the aircraft manufacturer, the quantity of new planes will not be the only numbers rising.…
Read MoreAirbus predicts $5.3 trillion jet demand
Airbus raised its forecast for deliveries by 6 percent to 34,899 aircraft worth $5.3 trillion over the next 20 years, creating jobs for more than a million pilots and technicians as China surges past the US to dominate air travel. The world’s second-largest planemaker after Boeing has predicted a surge in repairs, training and upgrade…
Read MoreAirbus A380 superjumbo could be even larger, with bigger wings
The Airbus A380 superjumbo may sprout extended wings as the European manufacturer intensifies studies into the addition of curved extensions aimed at reducing drag and boosting efficiency. The so-called winglets, which on the A380 would each measure as much as 5 meters, could reduce fuel burn by up to 4 percent by dissipating the vortexes…
Read MoreBoeing Announces Study for Self-Flying Airliners
Boeing has announced that it is going to begin studying autonomous flying technologies that could eventually be implemented in passenger airliners, according to Reuters . “The basic building blocks of the technology clearly are available,” said Mike Sinnett, Boeing‘s vice president of product development. The announcement comes a week and a half before the annual…
Read MoreAirbus says passenger plane market to double within 20 years
Airbus anticipates that air traffic will grow at 4.4 percent annually, requiring some 35,000 new passenger and dedicated freighter aircraft over the next two decades. Airbus on Friday said it expects the market for large passenger planes to more than double in the next 20 years driven by growth from Asian markets. Raising its previous…
Read MoreCebuPac acquiring 7 aircraft for $812m
Cebu Pacific Air said Wednesday it ordered an additional seven Airbus A321 current engine option aircraft for $812 million as a part of its domestic and regional expansion. The acquisition of A321CEO aircraft, which is set to be delivered from March 2018, is on top of the existing oder for 32 Airbus A321 NEO aircraft.…
Read MoreEmbraer’s Biggest Passenger Jet May Be Its Best-Seller
CANCUN, Mexico — The biggest passenger jet ever made by Brazil’s Embraer SA may become its top-selling model, emerging from the shadows of smaller siblings due to extra rows and big wings that have changed its economics, a senior executive told Reuters. The first generation of the 116-seat E195 was outsold more than three-to-one by…
Read MoreAirbus Braces for Life After Leahy
American reveals that he will leave ‘sooner rather than later’ Head of strategy Rao confirmed as next in line for key role Airbus SE faces the end of an era as sales supremo John Leahy prepares to leave after racking up more than $1 trillion of aircraft deals during his career at the European planemaker.…
Read MoreAirbus Will Cut A380 Output Below One a Month Without New Orders
Decision on revised superjumbo rate due before year’s end Planemaker had aimed to hold production at 12 jets a year Airbus SE is planning a further cut in build rates for the beleaguered A380 superjumbo amid a continuing dearth of new orders for the 525-seat behemoth. Airbus is assessing how best to drop output below…
Read MoreBoeing Woos United and Lion in a Bid to Boost Max 10 Launch
Chinese lessor CDB also said to study longest version of 737 Planemaker looks to slow gains of Airbus’s A321neo narrow-body Boeing Co. is in talks with United Airlines and at least four other companies as the U.S. planemaker tries to line up initial customers for its 737 Max 10 jetliner and gain ground on a…
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