DartHerald wrote:Haven't Airbus just ordered a new fleet of ships with wind power-supplementation to transport fuselages from Europe to Charleston?
I think they will replace the current ships, I don't think the Belugas are used to transport fuselages, just wings.
Also I’m not sure of the dimension of the fuselage alone, but the assembled plane is 40ft tall or so. If you assume that 10 ft of that is from the landing gear, that still leaves 30ft of fuselage, which is the sort of thing that prevents you from going under almost all bridges, and maybe requires m...
Jump to postNot really a big deal as far as delays go. It's to be expected nowadays. Airbus A321XLR entry into service delayed until Q3 2024 Airbus has confirmed that the ‘entry into service’ date of its long-awaited A321XLR model has been delayed once again, until the third quarter (Q3) of 2024. The type had a...
Jump to postpjc747 wrote:Low sales of a niche variant don't make a 'failure'. They only built 45 of the 747SP, only 61 of the 777-200LR, only 55 of the 757-300, only 38 of the 767-400ER. But nobody would call those failures.
Big-time 737 operators like WN told Boeing that they wanted an airplane that their pilots could fly with nothing more than a minimal differences course. Boeing promised that would be the case and if it weren't, then they'd pay a penalty of $1M per airframe. Because the MAX would fly differently at ...
Jump to postWhen existing products, have acquired a *reputation*, especially one that is in its 4th gen iteration, the best bet might be to do a clean-sheet design. Start on a new clean slate! There is nothing *asinine* about expecting an aircraft manufacturer to deliver a Quality product. Whichever way you lo...
Jump to postThis is incorrect. Yes, the new engines are bigger and had to be fitted forward of the original position, which changes the aircraft feel when flying BUT it has been demonstrated that MCAS isn't needed for the aircraft to fly normally. What MCAS did is to make the 737MAX fly in a similar fashion to...
Jump to postThis theory of blaming the McDonnell Douglas acquisition for Boeing's quality control problems is silly. The rudder issues of the 1990s all happened before Boeing acquired McDonnell Douglas and allegedly lost its "engineering culture." The 737 rudder problems were a design issue, not a qu...
Jump to postMCAS was really required because the large CFM Leap engines could actually stall the aircraft. So they needed something to accomodate those large engines on the old airframe, thus entered MCAS. It would push the nose down when it thought it's a stall. Then we all know the rest. FALSE. Boeing’s fix ...
Jump to postThey are not scapegoating MCD, they are blaming the MCD executives who took over Boeing and changed the corporate culture. This theory of blaming the McDonnell Douglas acquisition for Boeing's quality control problems is silly. The rudder issues of the 1990s all happened before Boeing acquired McDo...
Jump to postSo tired of the MCD trope. As if no one at Boeing bears any responsibility for what has happened. Scapegoating MCD for Boeing's faults is a diversion and a distraction. The merger/buyout is ancient history, it happened 27 years ago. They are not scapegoating MCD, they are blaming the MCD executives...
Jump to postLeeham has a new blog post discussing Aviation Week’s supplier conference. The consensus was clear: “leadership” at Boeing headquarters and in Seattle with Commercial Airplanes has to go: Leadership changes required at Boeing, say conference delegates A deep shake up at Boeing is needed, people at t...
Jump to postPer the earnings call just now, Alaska expects to have all 65 737-9 back in service in eight days from today. So by next Friday. Also they are now expecting delays in the 23 deliveries it had scheduled for 2024. 16 of them being 737-9 and seven 737-8. Any word on how many defective airplanes they h...
Jump to postI would suspect that the Boeing 737MAX sagas will be part of Business School case studies for decades to come. Hopefully business schools will start teaching the downside of financial-only focus and short term thinking. Boeing sure has been offering a lot of grist for Business School case studies, ...
Jump to postDJ's Aviation is reporting: United Airlines has said that following the final approval, it’ll return its fleet to scheduled operations starting Sunday, January 28, 2024. Meanwhile, Alaska Airlines expects its Boeing 737-9s to return to service on Friday, January 26, 2024, representing another crucia...
Jump to postThe Seattle Times is reporting that Boeing mis-installed the door plug. Wow, it just keeps getting worse for Boeing. Boeing, not Spirit, mis-installed piece that blew off Alaska MAX 9 jet, industry source says The fuselage panel that blew off an Alaska Airlines jet earlier this month was removed for...
Jump to postIf he is a current Boeing employee why didn.t he intervene or let the alarmbells go off.? Easy to stay on the sideline and do nothing and know step forward after this incident happened. Yeah he is a real hero now... Right like Tuesday morning arm-chair quarterbacking... Sounds more like a disgruntl...
Jump to postFAA halts production expansion of Boeing’s Max jets — but clears inspection process to resume Max 9 flights “The exhaustive, enhanced review our team completed after several weeks of information gathering gives me and the FAA confidence to proceed to the inspection and maintenance phase,” FAA Admin...
Jump to posti like the ORD upgauges. cross fleeting the 789s over the 788s on ORD/PHL-CDG/ATH/FCO/VCE/BCN/DUB/LHR ought to be the move going forward, at least in the higher seasons. glad to see that the 787 deliveries for AA are coming through, although it’s very telling that AA is moving a lot of DFW-deep Lat...
Jump to postIf Allegiant, Avelo or another carrier does start service out of Erie to MCO, they might be able to entice say a few people from Ashtabula, OH, Jamestown, NY, and Edinboro to use the service, but the success of the route will largely be dependent on how much the local Erie market supports it. Edinb...
Jump to postPresident Putin says Russia plans to build 1,000 passenger planes by 2030 https://www.aerotime.aero/images/Irkut-MC-21-800x500.jpg Speaking in front of a selected audience and viewers at home, the Russian leader said that the market is currently “overloaded” with planes manufactured by Airbus and B...
Jump to postBut the point still stands. Re-engineer the wing all you want, but if it still has the same attachment point to the fuselage and a very similar ground clearance, you run into the same issue when you mount giant engines underneath/in front of it. The center wing box was re-engineered to provide more...
Jump to postAn interesting article in the WaPo on SAF. Some scientists say the benefits are exaggerated. Studies have found that incentives for corn-based ethanol gasoline additives are exacerbating climate change. “The concern is they will end up subsidizing fuels that take an enormous amount of land to produc...
Jump to postHaha! Saw this posted on Facebook yesterday: Now that Alaska and Hawaiian Airlines have announced their engagement... let's talk tails. Alaska Airlines' "Chester" and Hawaiian Airlines' "Pualani" are both icons of North American aviation and have been for decades. Now that airlin...
Jump to postMaybe human air traffic controllers can be replaced or augmented by AI.
Jump to postLeeham News has an article (paywall) on the Dubai Air Show. Boeing racked up 313 orders—232 firm and 81 non-firm orders. Airbus garnered 86 orders. Heavy demand for twin-aisle aircraft helped Boeing land more orders. The Summary says: Widebody orders lead narrowbody orders Resurgent international tr...
Jump to postThere has been very little news about the ultrafan demonstrator. Have I missed something? What is the next step in the ultrafan development and testing? 2023-11-13 On the sidelines of Dubai Airshow 2023, Rolls-Royce announced it has achieved a significant milestone by successfully running its Ultra...
Jump to postT-1000 problems were fixed in 2019, why rehash RR problems of old now, are we to endure Pratt woes into the `30s after they`ve been fixed? The fact is T-1000 & T-7000 are decent engines, just look at recent orders for B787 with Gulf, Egypt, & Lufty. Sir Tim is keeping his powder dry on his ...
Jump to postI don't know how you can measure shoulder width on a seat so the best measurement we have is what is being done. It stands to reason that the wider the bottom the more room you have at the shoulders.as I have yet to see seats that somehow get wider at the top from the base. So when talking about 17...
Jump to postSeat width doesn't matter as much as seat pitch anyway. It's usually tight seat pitch that makes people think "Packing people in". Correct, and the seat bottom width is not the primary thing that affects a passenger’s comfort. The width of the armrest and the amount of shoulder space is w...
Jump to postExactly this. They saw how their Taiwanese competitors China Airlines and Star Lux had good experiences with A350s and customers loved them. Customers won't love them if they go 10-abreast in economy class. Considering EVA is one of the few operators that still operate 9-abreast 77W's there'll be n...
Jump to post13 of Eva Air B777-300s are between 13.6 to 17.4 years old, the remaining 21 are between 6.1 to 9.6 years old. 18 A350Ks seem to be replacing the older batch plus accounting for growth. If they perform well for EVA, in about 5 years we might see a follow-up order for the rest of B777-300 fleet. Exa...
Jump to postFolks, the 10 vs 9-abreast conversation is all very interesting, but as I said before, if that is the A350's "problem" then its in a pretty good place. It doesn't need 10-abreast to be competitive. It is very evidently competitive against both the 787 and 77X at 9-abreast. The reality is ...
Jump to postFolks, the 10 vs 9-abreast conversation is all very interesting, but as I said before, if that is the A350's "problem" then its in a pretty good place. It doesn't need 10-abreast to be competitive. It is very evidently competitive against both the 787 and 77X at 9-abreast. The reality is ...
Jump to postI've done some basic calculations, and i've used the minimum 38cm/15 inch aisle requirement from the FAA, which although not all of these aircraft will be used solely in the United States, i'd imagine all aircraft will comply as it would limit which countries you could fly to as i'd imagine most co...
Jump to postMarginally less comfortable, and yes, they are both going to suck. The A350 is 6 inches narrower than a 777-300ER. Some of that will be in the aisles. The plane is going to cost so much less to operate than a 77X that I don't see airlines paying up for a tiny bit wider of seats. Especially in today...
Jump to postI just don't get anyone ordering the 779, that hasn't already yet. The increase in passenger count is so marginal compared to a 10 across 351. and it costs so much more to operate. Even in the most slot constrained places, I can't see the math working. I'm American. I would love to see Boeing regai...
Jump to postAccording to Boeing the HGW version of the 787-10 will add an additional 430 nmi range or the equivalent in payload. This is a 6.4 ton increase in MTOW. https://www.aerotime.aero/articles/boeing-reveals-more-information-about-increased-weight-787-9-and-787-10-aircraft The article says 6.4 metric to...
Jump to postAre the 50 options excerised today meant to be the 77E/77W replacement that the A350 would have been a contender for (or even the 777X)? I am surprised UA did not go with the 77X for some of their long haul trunk routes out of SFO as the 789 is not that big of an aircraft (and the 781 has payload r...
Jump to postBut can it do the job as well as the competition? According to the C919 Wiki article the answer is NO: ... The Financial Times commented that China considers it is a source of national pride. omac_C919 It rather depends on the job, then. If the government is paying for it, and the government thinks...
Jump to postGood news for COMAC... Wikipedia shows their total orderbook at 698 aircraft, that's impressive. I think competition for Airbus & Boeing is essential to maintaining a healthy aerospace sector. Curious to see how the Chinese domestic industry for many of the foreign-made (i.e. avionics, engines ...
Jump to postGood news for COMAC... Wikipedia shows their total orderbook at 698 aircraft, that's impressive. I think competition for Airbus & Boeing is essential to maintaining a healthy aerospace sector. Curious to see how the Chinese domestic industry for many of the foreign-made (i.e. avionics, engines ...
Jump to postMeanwhile, Airbus keeps delivering A321s and A220's that are powered by the GTF. Because customers keep ordering them and then expecting delivery. They don't have much choice at this stage. They have already bought and are operating PW engines. If they wanted to switch to LEAP they'd have to wait a...
Jump to postI wonder about compensation for the lost revenue for affected airlines. With a significant number of airplanes parked, if PW is required to give compensation, the figures could run into the hundreds of millions of dollars. Perhaps more than PW can afford? If an airplane brings in $200,000/day, and ...
Jump to postLH is returning its final two of its eight remaining A380s to service over the next year or two: "Lufthansa is also retrieving its last two mothballed Airbus A380 wide-body aircraft. The aircraft are currently still parked in Teruel, Spain, and are expected to be reintegrated into the fleet be...
Jump to postGood - At least Delta should be able to take care of themselves if they can get the parts needed. The issue is limited to specific batches of engines. Delta's are not affected. Delta will, however, likely make money off of inspecting/repairing other's engines. https://aviationweek.com/air-transport...
Jump to postSpeedy752: "How is LEAPs reliability? I haven’t heard aside from isolated issues any problems."
9Patch wrote:Jump to postLEAP engines are coming off wing for well before initial forecasts.
https://leehamnews.com/2023/09/12/pontifications-13/
NameOmitted wrote:I think the article intends to say that the Open Fan alone has a potential for 20% savings, while evolutionary engine design along with the TBW airframe could produce 25%. Presumably the Open Fan and TBW together could produce more.
LEAP and GTF engines can provide a 25% fuel burn improvement, why would you bother with an Open Fan that provides only 20%? I think the article intends to say that the Open Fan alone has a potential for 20% savings, while evolutionary engine design along with the TBW airframe could produce 25%. Pre...
Jump to postLeeham has a new post up today about engines for the Boeing airplane 737 replacement. It says airlines will probably be reluctant to take a moonshot on a new Open Fan engine because of service issues with the CFM LEAP and Pratt & Whitney GTF engines. They will want proof that the engines will de...
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