by Addison Schonland | Sep 25, 2012 | Airbus, Boeing
Airbus released its Global Market Forecast a few weeks ago. And, true to form, trying to compare it with Boeing’s Commercial Market Outlook is not easy. The two firms define the segments differently. This requires some editing liberty on the part of analysts. Here’s...
by Addison Schonland | Sep 20, 2012 | Embraer
We had a fascinating call with an EMBRAER pioneer recently. Satoshi Yokota has served as Member of the Board of Directors of Embraer SA since 2011. He previously served as Member of the Executive Board and EVP for Strategic Planning and Technology Development of...
by Addison Schonland | Jun 13, 2012 | Airlines, Oil
The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) published intriguing news. The story is about how US airlines are dealing with higher fuel costs. But this chart is the part we find most interesting. It shows that US airlines have improved their fuel efficiency about...
by Addison Schonland | Jul 18, 2011 | Aerospace, Airbus, Airlines, Boeing, Engines, General Electric, Pratt & Whitney, Rolls-Royce
When we published the post titled “Is It Time for a 767NG?”, we heard the idea was met with amusement in some quarters. Well, we can’t resist the idea of laying out another idea for our audience’s further amusement. Looking at the middle segment, the big twins, one...
by Addison Schonland | Jul 12, 2010 | Aerospace, Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier
Expectations are high that Bombardier will breath new life into its stalled CSeries program at the Farnborough Air Show. But based on what we are hearing, BBD may fall well short of expectations. Aerospace analysts believe that BBD will announce orders and options...
