Based on the flight-test campaign so far, both the CS100 and CS300 have about 10% more range than originally targeted, better payload and airfield performance and lower fuel burn.
Boeing's Current Market Outlook reports an anticipated doubling of the commercial-airline fleet over the next 20 years, with Asia receiving the bulk of new-aircraft deliveries.
It will be at least two years before Safran can commit to increasing production of jet engines, even as customers Airbus and Boeing plan to boost production of some aircraft models over the next three years.
To date, the air forces of Britain, Germany, Malaysia and Turkey have grounded their A400M aircraft in response to May's crash, even as France—the one nation that has continued to fly the A400M—reiterated its confidence in the airlifter’s safety and integrity.
Based on enormous backlogs, Airbus and Boeing are ramping up production of key programs. But some analysts begin to warn about overcapacity in major markets that could affect future deliveries.
With commercial aircraft output continuing to rise and military aircraft production set to increase, Aviation Week looks at the pressures facing the global aerospace industry.
By Jens Flottau, Jen DiMascio, Guy Norris, Tony Osborne
Few fireworks are expected at Paris this year, but retrenching and refocusing of products will be highlighted in all arenas—commercial, defense, space and technology.
As CSeries development progresses, Bombardier turns to supporting entry into service with a dispatch reliability that impresses airlines and, hopefully, produces orders.
The aircraft took to the air May 7 from the company’s Gostomel facility in Kiev and performed a one-hour flight under the command of flight test crew Andrii Spasibo, Sergii Troshyn and Mykola Sydorenko.
Just days after BAE Systems announced it would not attend the Paris air show, Italian defense and aerospace group Finmeccanica said it will greatly reduce its presence at the event as the company continues its restructuring and cost-reduction programs.
The aircraft is the third A320neo in the test fleet, and joins the first pair of test aircraft which are powered by the competing Pratt & Whitney PW1100G geared turbofan. In all, eight A320neo-family aircraft will be involved in the certification effort, which will include one additional Leap-1A powered A320.
