In its first 20-year forecast covering the full range of aircraft, Embraer predicts a market for 8,450 small jets, seating between 30 and 120 passengers. It believes aircraft in the size of its new 170 and 190 models will account for 25% of all operational aircraft in 20 years, up from the 15% share they now hold. It predicts North America will take about half of the aircraft, assuming that US pilot scope clauses are relaxed.
Source: Airline Business
Airbus is looking to obtain higher-weight certifications for its A321XLR over the next three months, as it works on the individual enhancements required by early operators of the long-range twinjet. The airframer secured European Union Aviation Safety Agency approval for the basic version – with a 97t maximum take-off weight ...
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Lessor Avolon is entering a partnership with Airbus to examine the commercialisation and financing perspective for future hydrogen-powered aircraft, and how a leasing model will support fleet development. Avolon is the first leasing partner for Airbus’s ZEROe hydrogen-propulsion project, under which the airframer aims to develop a zero-emission aircraft by ...
