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By Ray Jaworowski, Senior Aerospace Analyst, Forecast International. Embraer has postponed service entry of its new E175-E2 regional jet by approximately one year. Originally targeted for 2020, the E175-E2 is …
E175-E2 Service Entry Postponed to 2021 Read Moreby J. Kasper Oestergaard, European Correspondent. Boeing and Airbus each delivered 54 commercial jets in October 2016, compared to 58 and 49 during the same month last year, respectively. As …
Airbus, Boeing Report October 2016 Commercial Aircraft Orders and Deliveries Read MoreBy Ray Jaworowski, Senior Aerospace Analyst, Forecast International. Although business jet production is unlikely to match the skyrocketing output seen in the mid-2000s any time soon, Forecast International’s Platinum Forecast …
Business Jet Market to Resume Positive Growth Trend Read Moreby Carter Palmer, Power Systems Specialist, Forecast International. When an aviation platform passes 50 years of continuous military service, it joins a prestigious, albeit small, group of aircraft. The group …
T55 Soldiers On Aboard Venerable CH-47 Chinook Read Moreby Douglas Royce, Senior Aerospace Analyst, Forecast International. COMAC’s ARJ21-700 program delivered its second aircraft to launch customer Chengdu Airlines in October 2016. The company delivered the airline’s first aircraft …
COMAC Slowly Ramps Up ARJ21 Production Read MoreBy Ray Jaworowski, Senior Aerospace Analyst, Forecast International. Forecast International is projecting that 1,241 light military rotorcraft will be produced by manufacturers during the 10-year period from 2016 through 2025. …
Short-Term Growth, Longer-Term Decline Projected for Light Military Rotorcraft Market Read Moreby J. Kasper Oestergaard, European Correspondent. Boeing and Airbus delivered 72 and 62 commercial jets in September 2016, compared to 77 and 49 during the same month last year, respectively. …
Boeing, Airbus Tied at 380 Net Orders Each – Surge in A320ceo Cancellations Read Moreby Richard Sterk, Electronic Systems Analyst, Forecast International. Despite all its setbacks – sequestration, budget cuts, the recent AWOL trip, and a halt to testing – the JLENS program will, …
JLENS Will Be Produced, but Not in Numbers Once Expected Read MoreBoeing and Airbus delivered 59 and 61 commercial jets in August 2016, compared to 64 and 44 in the same month last year, respectively. In 2016, as of August 31, …
Airbus Takes Lead in Orders Race | A321neo Outselling 737 MAX 9 ‘Five to One’ Read Moreby J. Kasper Oestergaard, European Correspondent. Airbus comfortably won the orders race at the Farnborough International Air Show with 279 orders and commitments, ahead of Boeing’s 182. Both companies stated …
Airbus Beats Boeing at Farnborough – Closes Gap in Orders Race Read MoreSign up for the latest blog posts and products sent straight to your inbox.