At Airbus Innovation Days Air Asia were a surprise visit. They came to pick up their newest airplane. This was a warm exchange between Airbus and Air Asia. There was genuine warmth and a clearly deep relationship. Views: 36
Note: the following was written shortly before Southwest announced deferral of 30 737-800s by four years to save $1bn in capital expenditures. Half of the deferrals are now scheduled for 2017 and half for the following year. The assumption is…
Boeing and Airbus have different assumptions on the future of air travel, which impacts their product lines. Airbus assumes that growth in aircraft size will continue, and that with increasing congestion at airports, larger aircraft will be needed. Boeing views…
With the recent announcement by Boeing that the aerodynamic changes are done on the Boeing 737 MAX, any further gains in fuel efficiency must come from the engine and architecture improvements still to come. Views: 37
Our last post generated a comment regarding engine selection among leasing firms. It was a great comment because the GE combine provides tremendous power. GECAS is among the largest aircraft leasing worldwide and it is part of the GE empire.…
We believe that a mix of high speed turboprops and jets in the 70-90 seat sector are the most likely 50-seat regional jet replacements, but we see a resurgence of turboprops taking a larger market share in today’s high fuel…