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Colliding interests will force engine makers into a new business model

Jon Ostrower·July 23, 2020

You can only blame so much on a pandemic. Like a pre-existing condition that can make a case of COVID-19 deadly versus asymptomatic, the business model governing engine makers and their relationship to aircraft manufacturers made them exceptionally vulnerable. The collapse of global commercial aviation merely revealed the fundamental weakness baked into the relationship.

Embraer wants a turboprop, but needs a partner to let it be itself

Jon Ostrower·December 2, 2020

In an extended interview, Arjan Meijer, Embraer's new Commercial Aviation CEO sat down with The Air Current to discuss what it wants in a partner and its path to a new turboprop.

Inseparable allies, Japan and Boeing, now find themselves in competition

Jon Ostrower·June 26, 2019

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Making sense of aviation’s vibe shift to hydrogen

Elan Head·February 23, 2022

Less than four months after the Federal Aviation Administration rolled out its 2021 Aviation Climate Action Plan, the agency’s official blueprint for achieving net-zero aviation emissions by 2050 is already starting to look dated. The plan relies overwhelmingly on sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) as the principal pathway for reducing the U.S. aviation sector’s greenhouse gas emissions. It is plainly dismissive of hydrogen, stating: “we do not expect hydrogen-powered aircraft to make a significant contribution toward achieving net-zero aviation emissions by 2050.”

Mitsubishi faces a rising monopoly as the sun sets on Bombardier

Jon Ostrower·May 9, 2019

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The end of Boeing Brasil Commercial and the re-birth of Embraer into the unknown

Jon Ostrower·April 28, 2020

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The end of Embraer and the beginning of Boeing Brasil Commercial

Jon Ostrower·September 21, 2019

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Archer in June 2021 unveiled its Maker technology demonstrator on the heels of its merger agreement with Atlas Crest Investment Corp. and backed by a partnership with United Airlines that helped fuel the company’s lucrative public offering.

Three Points: CFM’s RISE strategy, Archer’s Maker unveil, a return to flying

Jon Ostrower·June 14, 2021

GE Aviation and Safran laid out their post-pandemic strategy, a broad technology development plan called RISE aimed at low-emission propulsion for commercial aviation in the 2030s. In a ceremony befitting the cinematic legacy of Southern California, eVTOL entrant Archer unveiled its Maker technology demonstrator. The well-funded start up is part of an industry gold rush that looks a lot like aerial entrepreneurs of the 1920s. Your humble correspondent returned to flying again after 470 days on the ground. But who's counting?

John Slattery

Colliding interests will force engine makers into a new business model

Embraer wants a turboprop, but needs a partner to let it be itself

Inseparable allies, Japan and Boeing, now find themselves in competition

Making sense of aviation’s vibe shift to hydrogen

Mitsubishi faces a rising monopoly as the sun sets on Bombardier

The end of Boeing Brasil Commercial and the re-birth of Embraer into the unknown

The end of Embraer and the beginning of Boeing Brasil Commercial

Three Points: CFM’s RISE strategy, Archer’s Maker unveil, a return to flying

Three Points: Mitsubishi and Bombardier at the finish line, 777X taxi testing, TAC at one year

Three Points: No E3 (for now), Airbus + Bombardier, A Mighty Max Mess

Three Points: Slattery to GE, 777-8F & A380 combi, staggering airline losses

Three Points: Zunum & start-up skepticism, Flyadeal walks on Max, Embraer profit hunting in China

Momentum builds against standalone eVTOL vertiport standards

Boeing becomes its own ‘burning platform’

Reliable Robotics secures new funds for uncrewed Air Force flight demos