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Pratt & Whitney Eyes Real Prize – Boeing 737 Replacement
September 3, 2010
United Tech CEO: Confident Airbus Will Re-Engine A320 | www.automatedtrader.net
Pratt & Whitney has invested much in its GTF engine family. Its previous history with Boeing has been enjoyable – are the good times about to roll again if Boeing launches a new 737 replacement?
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Bombardier On Borrowed Time With Ailing CSeries?
September 3, 2010
Bombardier profits dive, but aircraft orders expected to soar | www.montrealgazette.com
The value proposition for the CSeries continues to diminish as re-engined and replacement airplanes are talked up. There is now more scope than ever to cancel the airplane once deliveries are complete.
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Emirates – Etihad Airways – Qatar Airways: In That Order
September 3, 2010
A330-200F deployed to Pakistan for inaugural charter | www1.albawaba.com
Willie Walsh is not one to get things wrong very often, but his view that Etihad Airways will lag in third place behind Emirates and Qatar Airways couldn’t be further from the truth.
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Unite Ballot Unlikely To Worry British Airways
September 2, 2010
Unite union mulling fresh BA strike ballot | www.reuters.com
British Airways has long been prepared for another round of ballots and walkouts – has the Unite union trump card lost its value?
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Boeing In No Rush To Decide Direction Of 737 Future
September 2, 2010
United Tech CEO: Confident Airbus Will Re-Engine A320 | www.automatedtrader.net
Contrary to popular myths, Boeing is in no rush to decide what it will do to the 737 family while deliveries peak and the backlog remains healthy and strong.
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Boeing Again Hints At New 737 Replacement Ahead Of Re-Engining
September 1, 2010
Composites may be just the ticket for Boeing 737 successor, Albaugh hints | seattle.bizjournals.com
Not for the first time in the last year or so, Boeing has added yet another reason for going down the clean sheet route.
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Boeing 787 Stays Profitable – But For How Long?
September 1, 2010
Boeing CFO Doesn't Foresee Charge From Latest 787 Delay | online.wsj.com
After six delays, the focus for the 787 is keeping its financial head above the water line. Without that, the airplane’s sales success will have been for nothing.
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Airbus A380 Still A Perennial Drain – Termination Is The Answer
September 1, 2010
Airbus lance la production de son futur long-courrier A350 XWB | www.google.com
With no new orders in sight, a reliance on a handful of old customers and a depressed market value for very large passenger airplanes in general, the ageing A380 is fast losing what little kool-aid appeal it has left.
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Major Challenges Await Re-Engined Airbus A320
September 1, 2010
GoAirlines Seeks to Advance Delivery of 10 Airbus Planes | online.wsj.com
Airbus is gearing up to formalise the launch of its re-engined A320 family using the Pratt & Whitney GTF and CFM International LEAP-X engines. But beyond the rose tinted glasses, there is trouble brewing.
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Adjusted Airbus A350XWB Production Points To Program Delays
September 1, 2010
Airbus Executive "Comfortable" With A350 Delivery Planning | www.automatedtrader.net
Since the launch of the 787, Boeing continually asserted that it would meet its delivery targets. Six slippages later, that hasn’t happened and now Airbus is doing exactly the same thing – sticking to its goals but adjusting its planned output.
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Airbus Kicks Off A350-900 Production
September 1, 2010
Airbus lance la production de son futur long-courrier A350 XWB | www.google.com
Boeing has squandered a big lead over the A350XWB family with the 787. As Airbus starts production, there are many challenges ahead if they want to keep that gap narrowed.
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Bombardier CSeries Still No Closer To Gaining “Market Traction”
September 1, 2010
Jet engines fanning the flame of conflict | www.montrealgazette.com
The buzz words around the CSeries for the last six debilitating years have been “market traction” yet so little of it exists, should Bombardier cut its losses and terminate the program?
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British Airways Strike Now Unavoidable
September 1, 2010
BA strike threat rises as union complains over sackings | www.telegraph.co.uk
The move to suspend and fire a number of unionised employees will be a bitter slap in the face for the Unite union. If they were vying to strike before, after this move by British Airways, they will be seeking revenge.
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Qatar Airways Expands Presence In India
September 1, 2010
Qatar Airways to add 14 addl flights from next month | economictimes.indiatimes.com
What makes Qatar Airways expansion into India interesting is that it gives an added option for passengers not to have to use an Indian airline to fly into key markets like Europe.
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September 1, 2010
Japan Airlines slashes workforce | www.bbc.co.uk
Cutting staff, downsizing and even looking at launching a low cost operation – has Japan Airlines turned a corner?
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Airbus A330 Production Rate Increase Possible
August 31, 2010
Airbus May Increase Production of A320, A330 After Orders | www.bloomberg.com
As at the end of July 2010, Airbus had an A330 backlog of almost 380 units – the delays to the 787 and the production cut to the 777 have helped but there is certainly room to increase output.
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Jet Airways And Kingfisher Airlines Alliance Dead?
August 31, 2010
DGCA To Review Training Procedures After Jet Flight Incident | www.rttnews.com
Some would argue that the 2008 partnership never really looked alive for it to die, but as the Indian aviation scene witnesses a lukewarm revival, perhaps being independent is the best solution for both carriers.
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British Airways Braces For Yet More Strike Action
August 31, 2010
Cabin crew may strike again as BA rejects demands | www.guardian.co.uk
British Airways says no to reinstating staff travel and says it’s available for talks. Unite doesn’t want to talk unless travel perks are part of the negotiations – passengers are the losers. Again.
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CFM International LEAP-X Engine Anything But A Derivative
August 30, 2010
Pratt & Whitney Completes First PurePower(R) PW1524G Engine | www.pw.utc.com
With Airbus and Boeing actively examining their (engine) options on the A320 and 737 jets, the LEAP-X engine is one that CFM International hopes will dominate both products.
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Boeing 787-8 Still The Best 757 Replacement - For Now
August 30, 2010
Sharks and jets | boeingblogs.com
While the 757 fleet continues a second lease of life with winglets, the next best airplane to replace the type remains the 787-8.
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