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It is the reporting season in US.
Boeing is set to announce its profits on Wednesday morning & early indications are that there may be good news for share holders. Analysts say that sales of Boeing’s jets have prepared the foundation for an increase in earnings in the second quarter. On this basis analysts are expecting [...]
For all of you aircraft fans, here is a video from You Tube that shows a Cessna 172 aircraft landing at Sedona airport in the USA.
Sedona in Arizona is one of the most scenic airports in the world.
Here is the video courtesy of You Tube. Enjoy!
If you are looking to buy a used Cessna aircraft [...]
This Sunday will see Boeing unveil the much anticipated Dreamliner 787 in Seattle.
Photo Credit: Boeing Images
It does look very good and is Boeing’s first new model in 13 years.
It could be a game changer in the airlines industry, but not just for its good looks.
It is supposed to be much more fuel efficient than [...]
India is currently undergoing an aviation boom, with a host of new players in the game.
Kingfisher Airlines, Indigo Blue, Deccan, Jet Airways, Spice Jet are among the relatively new entrants that are entering the fray with new aircraft, superior service and competitive prices.
The fleet of the merged Air India-Indian Airlines entity is aging and needs [...]
Here are some stunning photos from the Paris Airshow 2007.
These photographs are from Royisher’s collection at Flickr.
This is the Raytheon Hawker 4000 at the airshow.
The fabulous Airbus A380 flying at the Paris Airshow
The Alenia-C27J at the Paris Air Show
For all you aviation fans, I would encourage you to view Royi’s 2007 Paris – Le [...]
Here is a video of a fighter plane at the Paris Air Show.
It looks like an Euro fighter which according to Wikipedia “is a twin-engine multi-role canard-delta strike fighter aircraft, designed and built by a consortium of European aerospace manufacturers.”
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In order to cover the growing costs of materials and labor, Boeing announced today that it was increasing its list prices for all of its airplanes by 5.5%.
The price increases includes the 787 Dreamliner set to be introduced next month. The cost of a Dreamliner is expected to increase from $146M to around $200M by [...]
Airbus appears to have landed firm orders for 425 aircraft, with a further commitment of 303 aircraft at the Paris Air Show.
Boeing’s count for firm booking’s at this stage seems to be 66 jets.
Airbus secured agreements for 728 aircraft during the Paris Air Show after landing firm orders for 425 and commitments for a [...]
Here is a video of the Airbus A 380 at the Paris Air Show, from YouTube. Looks like the video was from a hand held camera.
The commentary in the background appears to be in French, I did not understand it.
Anyway, here is the video.
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China & India are the big emerging markets for aviation.
Air China and Aviation Partners Boeing have reached an agreement to assure Air China’s future deliveries of Boeing 737-800 aircraft will be equipped with Blended Winglets. The firm order for 25 shipsets scheduled to deliver from October of this year through 2010 provides Air China, the [...]