Recent years have seen astonishing advancements made in the efficiency of widebody aircraft. New jets like the Boeing 787 Dreamliner and Airbus A350 offer roughly 20% less fuel burn per seat than the outdated Boeing 777 or Airbus A330 models they have been designed to replace. Accessing these advancements isContinue Reading
Boeing has reasons to be concerned over the next decade for a number of reasons, and Airbus’ new narrowbody, the A220, won’t be helping its concerns. After all, the type is a clean-sheet design set to outperform its rivals in a number of metrics.Continue Reading
When the Airbus A380 entered service almost 20 years ago, it brought ridiculous range and capacity. Airlines could carry several hundred passengers between hubs on opposite sides of the globe. When full, the A380 also had a remarkably low operating cost.Continue Reading