Boeing had another good month in June, with 121 orders and 64 deliveries, especially ahead of next week’s airshow. Deliveries are up 12% YTD. Key items Orders were good, particularly for 102 MAX from ‘Unidentified’. The MAX program continues to…
Alaska Airlines now has all the Hawaiian fleet data being reported under its brand at the DOT. The impact is remarkable. Let’s dig into the data to unpack what is happening. The chart below shows the dramatic impact – and…
Canada’s WestJet still had options on 25 Boeing MAX 10s directly with the OEM. But it has decided not to take them up yet and, instead, lease 13 MAX 10 from Aviation Capital Group (ACG). This will bring the fleet…
United Airlines has a 767 problem. There are 53 in service, and the youngest are the -400s, averaging 24.4 years old, and the 34 -300s are over 30 years old. There’s some urgency to this, as we will show you.…
UPDATE – Going to the Farnborough Airshow next week, the question is always what to expect. Which airline will buy what from whom, and how many? It’s probably a question to satisfy the media and general public more than the…
The big summer air show is days away. Farnborough week means headlines. These headlines will trumpet a resilient industry with apparently inelastic demand. Remember, orders are plans and hopes. But delivering on those plans is another matter. But what does…