Archive for May 2019
Will Airbus Make A New Plane To Compete With The Boeing 797?
With Boeing still confident that they’ll bring a NMA to market by 2025, possibly called the Boeing 797, we wonder how Airbus are feeling about it? With similar gaps in their product lineup to cope with, should they be looking at a new aircraft too? Will Airbus make a new plane to compete with Boeing’s…
Read MoreAirAsia to buy proposed new Airbus A321XLR: sources
Airbus has begun tying up customers for the A321XLR ahead of a possible formal announcement of the modified version at the Paris Airshow in June, though the timing of any deal between Airbus and AirAsia remains unclear. Malaysian low-cost carrier AirAsia is in negotiations to buy a proposed new longer-range version of the best-selling Airbus…
Read MoreDark Clouds over Boeing Max at airline summit due to Trade war
Trade war, fuel, and Boeing Max cloud airline summit By Heekyong Yang and Tracy Rucinski Global airlines are meeting under a storm pattern of trade tensions, rising oil prices and a two-month-old grounding of the Boeing Co 737 Max jetliner — threatening to put a halt to five years of strong profits in the cut-throat…
Read MoreEmbraerX, Atech and Harris Corporation collaborate on urban air mobility
EmbraerX is championing the development of a collaborative ecosystem which enables people to imagine a world where electric vertical take-off and landing vehicles (eVTOL) will be part of our daily lives. In partnership with dozens of air traffic controllers, academics, pilots and industry experts, Embraer’s disruptive business subsidiary published “FlightPlan 2030,” a white paper which…
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