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Meet Tony Fernandes

Addison Schonland — Thu, 24 May 2012 07:00:20 PDT

A lot has been said about Air Asia’s CEO. Here he is speaking at Airbus when he took delivery of the airline’s 100th A320. He is obviously a very compelling man. It is clear that he loves...

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Airbus Strategy Thinking

Addison Schonland — Thu, 24 May 2012 06:00:14 PDT

As part of the Innovation Days 2012 event, Airbus EVP Strategy & Future Programmes offered a view on how the company is thinking about emerging technologies. Airbus is investing in numerous new...

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Airbus Customer Services

Addison Schonland — Thu, 24 May 2012 06:00:14 PDT

When you run a global business like Airbus you have customers across the globe that need support for the highly complex machines they utilize. This support has to cover all the airplanes in use...

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A350 Update

Addison Schonland — Thu, 24 May 2012 06:00:12 PDT

Didier Evrard EVP and Head of A350 program gave the Airbus Innovation Days program update. He explains the complexities of new programs and also shared some of the successes where planning has...

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The Innovative A350 Cabin

Addison Schonland — Thu, 24 May 2012 05:55:27 PDT

Airbus’ Head of Aircraft Interiors Marketing, Zuzana Hrnkova shared some of the thinking and ideas around the A350 cabin. You may be surprised to learn that Airbus had mood lighting back in the...

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Air Asia picks up their 100th A320

Addison Schonland — Thu, 24 May 2012 04:21:48 PDT

At Airbus Innovation Days Air Asia were a surprise visit. They came to pick up their newest airplane. This was a warm exchange between Airbus and Air Asia. There was genuine warmth and a clearly deep...

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Southwest Evolves into Legacy LCC

leehamnet — Tue, 22 May 2012 13:39:47 PDT

Note: the following was written shortly before Southwest announced deferral of 30 737-800s by four years to save $1bn in capital expenditures. Half of the deferrals are now scheduled for 2017 and...

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Different Assumptions Yield Different Airplanes

Addison Schonland — Fri, 18 May 2012 11:12:22 PDT

Boeing and Airbus have different assumptions on the future of air travel, which impacts their product lines. Airbus assumes that growth in aircraft size will continue, and that with increasing...

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Defining MAX

leehamnet — Wed, 16 May 2012 06:22:29 PDT

With the recent announcement by Boeing that the aerodynamic changes are done on the Boeing 737 MAX, any further gains in fuel efficiency must come from the engine and architecture improvements still...

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Lessor A320 Family Engine Orders

Addison Schonland — Tue, 15 May 2012 07:37:23 PDT

Our last post generated a comment regarding engine selection among leasing firms. It was a great comment because the GE combine provides tremendous power. GECAS is among the largest aircraft leasing...

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