The CIS OEMs
Most of our analyses focus on the western OEMs in the US, Europe, Canada and Brazil. But historically the CIS OEMs have a significant presence. While the volumes are not nearly as large, by Boeing and Airbus standards, the numbers…
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Introducing the AirInsight Operations Index™
Running an airline is a highly complex activity. There are plethora of variables that disrupt operations. In essence, an airline’s schedule is its business plan. Stick to the plan (all things being equal) and you make money, as forecast. But…
Revelations from Airbus Annual Press Conference
Airbus held its annual press conference in Toulouse this morning to review the results of 2013 and look forward to 2014. The key take-aways are: 1. The company plans to increase production of its A320 family from the current 42…
The Embraer E2 story
Today we spoke with Luís Carlos Affonso, Embraer’s Commercial Aviation COO about the company’s decision process when confronted a clean sheet competitor with a disruptive new engine. Follow the link below to listen to our podcast. Back in 2010 and…
jetBlue’s attempt at doing the right thing
This week’s winter storms disrupted air travel – big time. Record low temperatures played havoc with air travel in the United States. Every airline got hammered and estimates are that air travel disruptions cost the industry over $1bn. Yet jetBlue…
Why Bombardier’s Second C-Series Test Aircraft is Critical
Bombardier started 2014 with the first flight of the second CSeries test aircraft, nicknamed FTV2 on January 3rd. Originally expected to fly about a month after the FTV1, which flew in September, this vehicle, like its brethren, was rumored to…