Airbus July 2024 Orders & Deliveries
Addison Schonland
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.
Cathay Group predictably orders the A330neo
PR: Hong Kong’s Cathay Group has placed a firm order with Airbus for 30 A330-900 widebody aircraft. The order follows a thorough evaluation by the airline under its mid-size widebody fleet renewal programme. The newly-ordered aircraft will enable Cathay to modernise…
The US big four and aging fleets
Evolving global flight ops
Airlines are still recovering from the pandemic, and their flight ops are changing. Operating in a highly competitive industry, airlines constantly tweak and experiment. The industry’s need to continually optimize is why it showed yearly fuel burn improvement long before…
LOT Polish Airlines takes first E195-E2
PR: LOT Polish Airlines has taken delivery of its first Embraer (NYSE: ERJ; B3: EMBR3) E195-E2 less than three months after signing the deal. The first of three jets leased via Azorra, will arrive in Poland shortly. LOT is adding the…
New deliveries through July 2024
The duopoly accounted for 94% through July The differences in new deliveries are rather stark Boeing has a good business in freighters (and military derivatives), but throttled-back delivery rates are damaging While Airbus numbers are better, by comparison, they are…