Airbus guides to “around 800” commercial deliveries for 2024, up from 735 aircraft in 2023. While supply chain constraints impose limitations, the airframer thinks it has found a “sweet spot” between what suppliers can handle and what Airbus requires. FY24…
Commercial aviation essentially has two monopolies—Embraer for regional jets and ATR for turboprops. ATR reported their 2023 numbers, and, no surprise, they look good. ATR targets book-to-bill >1 in 2024 Sales and deliveries surge by 53% and 44%, respectively, vs…
Embraer Defense & Security and Mahindra announced today that they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the objective of jointly fulfilling the acquisition of the C-390 Millennium multi-mission aircraft by the Indian Air Force in its upcoming Medium…
It was a tough year for Spirit. JetBlue may not go through, leaving Spirit in an awkward position. Both airlines are trying to get the deal approved. However, analysts believe Spirit will struggle without it. As noted in an earlier…
Yesterday, we looked at Frontier’s results . Frontier chased Spirit and lost out to JetBlue. As we were told, no matter how that turned out, Frontier would make money on the deal because if JetBlue won, they would pay it…
China Southern Airlines and Lufthansa Technik signed an exclusive eight-year contract regarding the technical support for the auxiliary power units (APUs) of the Chinese carrier’s A350 fleet (20 aircraft). According to the long-term agreement, Lufthansa Technik will provide maintenance, repair,…