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Daily Insight: Thursday 21 February 2019: A321XLR Reported to be Gaining Orders
News Airbus is apparently penciling in orders for a new model, the A321XLR. Reuters reports that Airbus has been...
Daily Insight: Tuesday 19 February 2019: The Business Case for the NMA Appears Tenuous
News Several industry observers remain uncertain as to whether Boeing will be able to successfully launch the 797 to...
The Boeing 797/NMA: An Economic Challenge
As we approach 2019, and the imminent announcement of what Boeing has in mind for the 797/NMA, let’s consider what...
American Airlines’ narrow body options
American Airlines, at the end of 2Q18, had 946 active mainline aircraft in its fleet. Of these, 776 (82%) were...
Hawaiian’s fleet choices
At present, it is still a rumor. But the decision process dates back at least four months. Hawaiian has been the...
Update on PW Airworthiness Directive
The emergency airworthiness directive issued Friday for knife-edge seals on Pratt & Whitney GTF engines on the...
Delta Air Lines orders 100 A321neo
Airbus released this PR: "Delta Air Lines today placed an order with Airbus for 100 of the manufacturer’s modern...
Cathay selects A321neo
In an interesting move, Cathay Pacific has made a "non-binding" preliminary agreement to buy 32 A321neos. Deliveries...
More A321 North Atlantic action
In June, Primera Air announced its deal to lease two A321LRs from AerCap. The airline is going to be the first...
An Update: GTF Engine from Pratt & Whitney
AirInsight attended Pratt & Whitney’s media day. Here’s what’s new regarding the GTF and their commercial engine...
A321neo first delivery and big expectations
Airbus announced the delivery of the first A321neo today to US-based Virgin America - a brand soon to disappear into...