Yes, if there's one thing you can say about the aviation industry it's that it's always evolving. From new routes to revolutionary runway maintenance programs, every day marks progress in this exciting and dynamic field.
I get the sarcasm. I realize everyone here doesn't share my aerospace enthusiasm like they do on Airliners.net. Nobody here has ever compared a 757 to a beautiful woman with long legs and big boobs. There are no arguments here about MD 80's, L1011's, or how many rows the 797 will have.
But, there are some interesting things going on in the aerospace industry. I'll list a few:
The 737 Max 8 has enough range to fly from Connecticut to Dublin Ireland, or from San Francisco to Honolulu.
The 737 Max 7 has enough range to fly from Honolulu to Tokyo.
The A350 ULR has a range of
11,000 milesAirbus has
10 models launched in the last two years.
A319neo, A320neo, A321neo, A321neo LR, A330-800neo, A330-900neo, A350-1000, A350-900 ULR, CS100, CS300.
The A350 and 787 are both carbon fiber.
Istanbul and Dubai are both developing new airports with capacity of over 200 million passengers per year. Double Atlanta the current largest airport.
Airbus has a backlog of over 6000 for the A320neo
Indigo recently place the largest aircraft order ever for 430 Airbus aircraft.
Boeing delivered the first 787-10 to Singapore Air yesterday.
Airbus delivered the first 350-1000 to Quatar in February 2018.
Boeing is beginning development of the new 797
Boeing began production of the first 777X in October.
Pratt, GE, and Rolls Royce all have new engines.
GE completed first flight of the new GE9X on March 15. The largest engine ever at 134 inches in diameter with over 105,000 pounds of thrust.
