Aircraft
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The Future of Regional Jets Dims as Mitsubishi Walks Away
The writing had been on the wall for years now, but only last week did Mitsubishi make it official. It is done…
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Boom’s New Engine Plan Is Ambitious… at Best
Boom’s Overture supersonic airplane has been in development for a very long time. And while the company has kept a wildly unrealistic…
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Why Boeing Needs an Act of Congress Or Something Worse to Get the MAX 7 and 10 Aircraft Flying
As a general rule, if you need an act of Congress to make sure you don’t lose billions of dollars, then you…
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Where Could American Use All Those Boom Planes?
Last week American announced it had placed an order for 20 of the Boom Overture supersonic airplanes. It even paid real money…
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3 Links I Love: DOJ Appeals, Allegiant Bad Guys, SpaceJet Scrapped, 747 to the Desert
This Week’s Featured Link The DOJ will appeal the recent mask ruling by a federal judge – NPRWords fail me on this…
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Qatar Bets Big on Boeing, Cargo
It’s been a long time since we’ve seen an airline put its full faith in Boeing, but Qatar has recently done just…
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Boeing is In Regulatory Hell, Struggling to Deliver New Aircraft
The 737 MAX certification travesty quite literally has left blood on the hands of both Boeing and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA),…
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Allegiant’s Turn Toward Boeing Isn’t as Dramatic As You Might Think
Allegiant and Boeing announced last week that the airline would buy 50 737 MAX aircraft with options for another 50. On the…
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American Faces a Widebody Shortage, Cuts Summer Capacity
By all accounts, next summer should be a barnburner of a travel season over the Atlantic. Airlines are making plans to ramp…
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3 Links I Love: No Shutdown, China Inches Closer, Avianca Wins the Race
This Week’s Featured Link President Biden Announces New Actions to Protect Americans Against the Delta and Omicron Variants as We Battle COVID-19 this Winter…
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3 Links I Love: Return of the CRJ, Dashing in Washington, ME4, An-225
Whoops, I scheduled this for the wrong day, and I was traveling so didn’t catch until too late. Enjoy the special Saturday…
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United Prepares For Massive Growth in More Ways Than One With Big Aircraft Order
The long-rumored new aircraft order is now official, and on the surface it may not seem very surprising. This order, however, is…