American has been taking delivery of new aircraft at a good pace. This is due, in part, to retiring it MD-80s. As a merged airline the current fleet has the legacy American fleet plus the America West/ US Airways fleet. …
Some perspective on the Boeing 737MAX might be useful for people who are nervous flyers. Social media is abuzz with noise after the events over the weekend. Data will lead you to the truth and enable one to observe the…
Yesterday Airbus published their February O&D numbers. They were tough reading – only four orders and 103 cancellations. The orders were on the smallest model side and the cancellations were “top heavy”. Was this bad news? The cancellations include 42…
Following industry media one comes to the conclusion that the NMA is going to be the biggest story of the year. Every day we hear another tidbit about a lessor or airline goading Boeing to “just do it”. It is…
The MoM is hotly contested territory already. Airbus appears to be winning in this segment with the A321. What data can we use to demonstrate just how tight the competition is? After all, it’s more than just orders – the…
Across the media space, there are numerous articles about the demise of the A380. After only 12 years of service, the program will no longer be taking orders. For those who called the A380 the “Whalejet” and other disparaging remarks,…