During our recent visit to the Mirabel facility, where the former Bombardier C Series is built, and now is called the Airbus A220, our media group was exposed to the new team. This team consists of former Bombardier people and…
News As Airbus absorbs the C Series and Boeing starts to absorb the E-Jet, we will move from a duopoly to a cartel. Both Airbus and Boeing are even buying up parts of the supply chain. Rather than depend exclusively…
News AirInsight attended the two aviation finance conferences in Dublin this week. The conversations we had and overheard were generally positive. Everyone is looking at growth. Traffic is strong. Load factors are high and airlines need more lift. The sooner…
TAP Air Portugal’s CEO agreed to a Q&A with AirInsight after their recent A330neo delivery. 1. TAP’s strategy appears to have evolved from a traditional national carrier to an international competitor with stronger growth aspirations. How has TAP developed such…
On Monday, as part of the Airbus NA Tour and introduction to the A220 program, the briefing included a “voice of the customer” session. You can watch that briefing here . It occurred to us after this briefing that Air…
At the Airbus Mobile Delivery Center, the OEM rolled out their “big guns” for the media to do an open Q&A. The range of items was wide – Tanker, A220 stretch and A220 ACJ. Yes, even Brexit got a mention. …