Sizewise, it is easy to confuse the 767 with the A330. Apart from the standard Boeing and Airbus differences, there are also key differences underneath the aircraft. The A330 has a bulged center section of the fuselage between the wings. The main landing gear wheels also slope to the rea...
As COMAC ramps up production of the jet, it has a good chance of drawing Chinese airlines away from Airbus and Boeing - even Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury has conceded the C919 will turn the narrowbody market into a "triopoly" by the end of the decade. However, its prospects of success ov...
Kuwait Airways is the largest operator of the A330-800. Photo: Airbus However, market pressure cannot be ignored either. The A330neo came nearly a decade after Boeing announced the 787, an aircraft that has a similar range profile. With the 787 being a runaway hit, most airlines have the...
Airbus vs. Boeing, comparison of market forecasts Airbus announced on Monday its latest Global Market Forecast (PDF, 4.6MB) for the 20-year period 2010-2029. Media has already highlighted the main points: ~26,000 new aircraft will be delivered with a market value of ~3,200bn$. Some month...
Tagged as Aerospace & Defence, Airbus, Boeing, CMO, Current Market Outlook, forecast, freighter, Global Market Forecast, GMF, list price, Marketing December 17, 2010 · 11:00 am Airbus vs. Boeing, comparison of market forecasts Airbus announced on Monday its latest Global Market Forecast (PDF...
Actually Boeing a couple of years ago revised the ranges of their aircraft downward after recognizing that weights for passengers and bags were too light compared to real life. Reply dukeofurl June 27, 2017 Just as they are squeezing more passengers in existing planes ( reducing toilet size or...
Boeing has lost an aircraft development budget from the debacle and it will lose another if the MAX doesn’t fly impeccably after this update. Any other issues are fixed in this revision, be sure. If not, the board and whole top management shall be replaced, as I’ve said in previous ...
Spacious seat (width & pitch), recline very limited. The whole PE gives a spacious feeling. Personal entertainment system very sluggish, not up to current standards compared to Air France Boeing 777. Noise cancelling headphones are OK.
Each business class seat has a personal 18″ television. As you can see, the footwell is also quite large in this configuration. While the bulkhead offers a bit more space, all the footwells are a good size. Emirates business class seat A380 ...
Boeing, meanwhile, pursued a merger with Embraer to create its own fleet of regional jet offerings. The deal was scrapped in 2020 at the height of the COVID-19 crisis, leaving the pair to compete in the market alone once more. Embraer has pushed on with its E2 program, the next generat...