As we all watch carefully while Boeing takes its deliberate steps towards unveiling its NMA, it is useful to see how the market has been behaving. Markets are not waiting for Boeing it seems, despite we may be hearing. …
We compared January 2017 to January 2018 numbers for aircraft transactions. Aircraft transactions may appear impressive when, in fact, it might just be a data aberration due to a merger. The Airbus transactions show a spike in January 2018 over…
At present, it is still a rumor. But the decision process dates back at least four months. Hawaiian has been the “last man standing” on the A330-800 with six orders. The airline has made it plain months ago they were…
Today the airline announced that it has taken delivery of its 100th 737-800. This will be the final 737-800 delivery, as the airline is now taking delivery of 110 737 MAX8s. The airline’s fleet growth has been impressive. The airline…
At the A350-1000 delivery today in Toulouse, Airbus has made it clear they are not focusing on a further stretch. “For the time being, there are no plans. We don’t see the need,” Marisa Lucas-Ugena, head of A350 XWB Marketing,…
This looks like a big week for Airbus. Early this morning in Toulouse, the first A330neo for Air Portugal was rolled out of the paint shop. Air Portugal is the launch customer for this model. The A330neo is a substantial…