This would be one choice:What is the best oil for Qatar Airlines to use in their new airplanes?![]()
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This would be one choice:What is the best oil for Qatar Airlines to use in their new airplanes?![]()
I just applied for a position. I also sent in my resume and a description as they'll need what airlines call "Maintenance Programs " employees as long as they aren't using antiquated software to update manuals and repair procedures.Hopefully Boom Supersonic becomes a viable alternative. They just tested their small test aircraft and at Mach 1.3 no sonic boom was detected on the ground.
A220 is a smaller aircraft than A320 and 737 max. Airbus wouldn't have taken on the project, if it meant competing with their own product.They delivered 75 of them in all of last year versus 637 A320/321 aircraft with orders for another 7214 of them.
Even Boeing, with all of its problems, delivered 260 737 Max aircraft in 2024 and has remaining orders for 4763 of them.
The current orders remaining for the A220 amount to only 491 aircraft, so to get to 14 a month in another year, they'll need to achieve an order rate the program has never come close to.
Sounds pretty limited.
uS based Breeze Airways, a startup airline by the person who also started JetBlue, is exclusively using A220s.A220 is a smaller aircraft than A320 and 737 max. Airbus wouldn't have taken on the project, if it meant competing with their own product.
Mobil 254. It is a spectacular, high thermal stability oil and it's use can completely prevent coking problems.What is the best oil for Qatar Airlines to use in their new airplanes?![]()
Which has little or nothing to do with the type garnering only 904 net orders over the six years it's been on offer, with a net loss on cancellations in 2024 and so far in 2025.A220 is a smaller aircraft than A320 and 737 max. Airbus wouldn't have taken on the project, if it meant competing with their own product.
Realizing it's like using a razor to trim your hedge...completely the wrong tool for the job, are these aviation lubes useful for vehicle engines? In very high output/liter applications?Mobil 254. It is a spectacular, high thermal stability oil and it's use can completely prevent coking problems.![]()
Jan 2025:uS based Breeze Airways, a startup airline by the person who also started JetBlue, is exclusively using A220s.
It will be interesting to see if Breeze can run a national airline using A220s.
Some detail from Mr. Ewing would have been helpful there. Nevertheless, thanks for posting the article.Jan 2025:
https://airlinegeeks.com/2025/02/19/gtf-engine-woes-largest-headwind-for-jetblue/
Unrelated to the topic but those ultra slow starting engines are very annoying because they block the ramp.
B52 bomber is probably faster starting and taxiing
It’s incredibly fuel efficient but doesn’t make for efficient ramp operations when space is tight.
Let's put it this way ( Beautiful engine ), I love DH on the A220 because the engine sounds "cool" on take off when they spool up ( A320 sounds like a whiney sewing machine/washing machine, and loud ) but I hate the sight of those planes anywhere near me on the ramp when its time for pushback.Some detail from Mr. Ewing would have been helpful there. Nevertheless, thanks for posting the article.
Embraer’s E2 is also using the PW GTF.
Beautiful engine, but the reduction gearbox that they claim is a sealed unit that’s supposed to last the lifetime of the engine, doesn’t inspire confidence.
Not really a good choice for cars. Too thin and not the correct type of additivesRealizing it's like using a razor to trim your hedge...completely the wrong tool for the job, are these aviation lubes useful for vehicle engines? In very high output/liter applications?
DOH puts every US airport to shame.I connected through Doha once and was impressed, the giant yellow bear was mildly interesting.
Yeah nice - been going in/out since the paint was wet - but, I don’t want that amount of taxpayer money going into a single airport or airline in the USA …DOH puts every US airport to shame.
The teddy bear was neat, but the McLaren and the aged 911 RSR were neater.
Qatar also has really awesome lounges and there are enough of them that they are uncrowded.
There are airlines that like to call themselves "premium" and there are those that don't need to make that claim.
OTOH, consider the eye-watering costs involved in seemingly modest projects at airports in this country.Yeah nice - been going in/out since the paint was wet - but, I don’t want that amount of taxpayer money going into a single airport or airline in the USA …
Our company worked during the pandemic by taking over idle airport hotels for quarantine - and charter flights for hundreds of people …OTOH, consider the eye-watering costs involved in seemingly modest projects at airports in this country.
Consider the generous support given out of taxpayer money keeping US carriers alive during the pandemic.
It seems as though we do spend the money but get little return from it.