- A350-900 MSN1 around 3 tonnes overweight – 777X CFRP wing likely to be made in Japan – 777X CFRP wing could be transported to Everett by ship – Thrust for 777-9X’s GE9X engine increased to 102,000lbs – Halting A350-1000′s rise Boeing’s top priority – 777-9X more weight efficient than A350-1000 & has better seat-mile costs – Boeing ups 777-9X’s MTOW to 351,534kg (775,000lbs) from 340,000kg – Boeing ups 777-8X’s …Read More
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Cathay Pacific builds flexibility while embracing opportunities
In posting an 83.3% drop in its 2012 full-year net profit to HK$916 million (US$118 million) from 2011′s HK$5.5 billion (US$708.5 million), Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific Airways has ridden through a turbulent year that saw Asia’s largest international carrier posting a HK$935 million 2012 first-half loss, its first since the 2003 SARS crisis, amid a cargo conundrum, softening passenger yields in premium classes and stubbornly high fuel prices. The result …Read More
Boeing 777X to spark mini-jumbo war
GE9X to feature 16 blades, versus 18 on GEnx engines Folding wingtip to be operated hydraulically Folding wingtip to improve lift-to-drag by 12% Folding wingtip 800lbs weight penalty, against 777-200′s 3,200lbs 777X to remain ICAO Code E aircraft on aprons 787-styled tail fin, elimination of overwing exit confirmed Elimination of overwing exit saves 1,000lbs of weight 787-styled larger dimmable windows, lower cabin altitude being studied 777-8X & -9X range boosted …Read More
Special Report: Boeing remains formidable even if BAE/EADS merger goes ahead
BAE/EADS merger to create world’s biggest aerospace company Merged BAE/EADS to be 35% bigger than Boeing based on 2011 sales Boeing 2011 profit of US$4.01 billion 22.6% higher than BAE/EADS’s combined US$3.27 billion profit Boeing 2012 H1 profit of US$1.89 billion 26.3% higher than BAE/EADS’s combined US$1.5 billion profit Little cost & revenue synergies on BAE/EADS merger Production ramp-up, weight reduction biggest 787 challenges as risk declines A 787-8 between …Read More
Gleam of hope for Cathay Pacific in stormy skies
Call it a black swan event. Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific Airways, Asia’s largest international carrier, has posted its worst interim results for the first half of 2012 since the 2003 severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) outbreak and the 2008 global financial crisis in recording a HK$935 million (US$120.6 million) loss attributable to shareholders, a dramatic reversal of the HK$2.81 billion (US$359.9 million) six-month profit posted in the prior year period. …Read More
Revamped 777X may limit sales prospects of Boeing jumbo
There is little doubt that a possible order bonanza for the re-engined narrowbody offering from Chicago-based Boeing, the 737 MAX, at next week’s Farnborough Air Show in the United Kingdom (UK) is going to be under the media spotlight. However, as the world’s second-largest aircraft manufacturer mulls an upgrade to its highly popular long-haul twin-jet with a 787-styled composite wing, a lighter airframe with advanced aluminium-lithium (Al-Li) material and a …Read More
Boeing posts strong 2012 first-quarter results
Chicago-based Boeing, the world’s largest aerospace company, posted an exceptionally strong first-quarter results which beat Wall Street analysts’ forecast and saw its net income for the quarter soaring by a staggering 58% from US$586 million a year ago to US$923 million this year. The better-than-expected results came as the company recorded a US$0.11 per share positive impact from the release of a litigation reserve, a remarkable quarterly performance from its …Read More
Cathay Pacific holding on tight for eventual economic upturn
Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific Airways, Asia’s fourth-largest carrier by market capitalisation and Asia’s largest international airline, posted a worse-than-expected 60.8% fall in its 2011 full-year net profit of HK$5.5 billion (US$705.3 million) from 2010′s record-breaking full-year profit of HK$14.08 billion (US$1.8 billion), dent by soaring gross fuel costs which rose by HK$12.5 billion, or 44.1%, net of fuel hedging gains in the past year, as well as a 9-month consecutive decline …Read More
Boeing at JP Morgan Aviation, Transportation & Defense conference highlights
Jim Albaugh, Boeing Commercial Airplanes (BCA) president & chief executive - We expect our book-to-bill this year to be well over 1. - China has the intellectual resources and the financial resources to be a competitor, I think we’ll need to just watch to see how successful they are with the [C]919, they struggled with the regional jet [ARJ21], they haven’t got it certified, I think they’ll struggle with the …Read More
2012 a bright year for Boeing
- Boeing posts robust quarterly & yearly results – 737 MAX to enjoy strong sales in 2012 – 737 MAX configuration continues to evolve – Pent-up demand for 787 & 747-8 may be realised this year – 787 production ramp-up key focus of the year – Aspire Aviation changing estimate of 787-10X launch timing from 2012 to 2014 – 777X likely to be launched in 2013, eyed EIS in 2019 …Read More