UPDATE June 5 – Airbus got another significant order from a Chinese customer. China Southern Airlines said on April 29 that it will order 102 A320neo family aircraft for itself, plus 35 for partially owned (55 percent) subsidiary Xiamen Airlines.…
Boeing got another big win today. Copa Airlines has never wavered in its commitment to Boeing. While other Latin American carriers diversified their fleets or flirted with Airbus, Copa has stayed resolutely single-type. Today’s announcement of up to 60 additional…
Airbus reported first-quarter results that, at first glance, look disappointing and even concerning. But that’s not the full picture. The European airframer is confident that it will meet the previously shared guidance of around 870 commercial aircraft deliveries and ramp…
JetBlue Airways reported its first quarter 2026 financial results today. The carrier had a disappointing quarter, posting a loss per share of ($0.87) against analyst consensus projections of a loss of ($0.64), well below estimates. JetBlue is continuing a series…
Air Canada took delivery of its first A321XLR—the first of 30 on order. The aircraft was delivered in Hamburg on April 24 and is leased from SMBC Aviation Capital. Registered as C-GXLR, it will enter transatlantic service from Montreal in…
What do the tea leaves suggest is happening with US air travel traffic data? A quarter into the year, here’s what we see. The 1Q26 data present a classic case of “the trend is your friend, until it isn’t.” While…