[UPDATED] At 4 pm EST, United just announced orders for 110 aircraft. This is made up of 50 Boeing 787-9s and 60 Airbus A321neos. The deal also includes 50 787 options plus 40 A321neo options. United expects to take delivery…
With all the negative news around the GTF, it is encouraging that RTX announced this morning that Boeing selected the Pratt & Whitney GTF to power the X-66A . RTX also announced that the project would use nacelles and engine…
Let’s get this out of the way: Alaska Airlines is NOT All-Boeing. The airline operates 75 Embraers, which it means to keep for many years. The following chart shows the steady Boeing growth at the airline. Embraer has a lock…
It might have been sometime during the Q&A session with analysts during the Q2 earnings call on August 2 that in hindsight was a defining moment for Spirit AeroSystems CEO Tom Gentile. It seemed that his remarks and explanations seemed irrelevant…
LATAM Airlines Group took delivery of its first Airbus A321neo leased from AerCap this week. It also placed an order for 13 Additional A321neo, which will further help the company expand its route network and drive its regional growth, said…
Three-quarters of the year is now behind us. What does it look like? Here’s our updated transactions model through September. Notes: We are at 94% compared to this time last year – so we are a bit behind Southwest undertook…