The tragic crash of a Germanwings A320, 4U flight 9525 from Barcelona to Dusseldorf, has led to widespread speculation regarding potential causes for the crash. We know very little at this point, but expect to learn more as the flight…
The commercial aerospace industry has two duopolies – a big one (Airbus & Boeing) and a small one (Bombardier & Embraer). If markets were clearly differentiated these four companies would coexist in an environment where there are two competitions. But,…
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It is our understanding that CFM’s LEAP is coming along according to plan. The program has had no unusual events to cause either OEMs or airlines any concerns. The promise of the LEAP is to deliver 15% improved fuel burn…
Take a look at this chart of the 2014 in service passenger airliner fleet. In our view this provides a very useful breakdown of the OEMs by seat segment. It also highlights some opportunities for new business. Views: 54
On March 13th, Bank of China Aviation made an announcement that it had selected IAE V2500 engines for an order for 12 A320s. We decided to look into this engine selection and evaluated this growing lessors A320 family engine selection…