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January 23, 2026

Airinsight Executive Brief

Independent executive briefings on aircraft production and delivery performance
Early-cycle signals and system diagnostics are delivered twice monthly.


What it is

The Airinsight Executive Brief is a concise, independent briefing written for senior decision-makers across airlines, aircraft leasing, aviation finance, and the aerospace supply chain.

It focuses on how the production-delivery system is actually behaving, not on headlines, narratives, or forecasts — helping leaders assess execution risk and recovery feasibility before quarter-end outcomes are locked in.


What subscribers receive

Each month, subscribers receive two complementary briefings:

Mid-Month Executive Signal (Week 2)

A short, signal-only briefing designed to orient attention early in the cycle.

  • Directional delivery and production signals
  • Required delivery pace vs remaining time
  • Inventory recoverability indicators
  • OEM status snapshot (signal-based)

Designed for a <10-minute read.


Month-End Executive Review (Week 4)

A deeper diagnostic that explains and stress-tests the signals observed earlier.

  • Production vs delivery reconciliation
  • Conversion efficiency and stability analysis
  • Inventory quality and aging assessment
  • Program- and engine-level drivers
  • Implications for airlines, lessors, and lenders

What this briefing focuses on

Each issue distills the most consequential signals across commercial aircraft production and delivery, including:

  • Airbus and Boeing production and delivery momentum
  • Inventory accumulation, drawdown, and conversion efficiency
  • Variant-level and engine-driven constraints
  • Feasibility of delivery targets given the remaining time

The emphasis is on judgment, synthesis, and direction, not data volume or speculation.


Who it’s for

The Executive Brief is written for:

  • C-suite executives and board members
  • Fleet, strategy, finance, and planning leaders
  • Aircraft lessors and asset managers
  • Banks, credit teams, and advisors

If your role involves allocating capital, capacity, or risk, this briefing is designed for you.


How it’s different

  • Not a news recap
  • Not a forecasting service
  • Not a data dashboard

The Executive Brief reflects Airinsight’s independent view of system health, informed by proprietary production and delivery tracking.

It is written for subscribers and not published publicly.


Editorial approach

  • Metrics and layouts are consistent issue-to-issue to enable rapid scanning
  • Assumptions are explicit and applied uniformly
  • Forecasting is deliberately avoided in favor of feasibility and diagnostics
  • Subscriber input helps refine chart clarity, layout, and signal usefulness
    Editorial scope and conclusions remain independent

Sample Executive Brief

A representative sample of the Executive Brief is available for evaluation. Request it here .


Subscription

The Airinsight Executive Brief is published twice monthly (26 issues per year) and delivered by email.

  • $25 per issue
  • Billed annually ($500/year)

Subscriptions include access to all published briefings.

Contact: aschonland@airinsight.com
Enterprise licensing is available. Invoicing, ACH, and wire are supported.


Independent insight into the operational reality of aircraft production and delivery.


 

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Addison Schonland Partner
Co-Founder AirInsight. My previous life includes stints at Shell South Africa, CIC Research, and PA Consulting. Got bitten by the aviation bug and ended up an Avgeek. Then the data bug got me, making me a curious Avgeek seeking data-driven logic. Also, I appreciate conversations with smart people from whom I learn so much. Summary: I am very fortunate to work with and converse with great people.