Italy’s decision to order six Airbus A330 MRTT tankers is about far more than replacing aging refueling aircraft. The tanker competition increasingly mirrors commercial aerospace itself: platform ecosystems, sustainment networks, production scale, and industrial resilience now matter as much as…
For much of the post-pandemic recovery, the commercial aviation industry has operated under a simple assumption: demand is no longer the problem. Supply is. The latest moves from Airbus reinforce just how serious that imbalance has become. The European aerospace…
AirAsia X’s selection of the high-density version of the Airbus A220-300 makes it the launch customer of this variant. But the 160-seater isn’t by any means new within the program. Bombardier had been working on it when the plane was…
AirAsia X, the Malaysia-based low-cost carrier with operations throughout Southeast Asia, signed a firm order with Airbus for 150 A220 aircraft, with options for 150 additional aircraft. That is the largest single order for the A220 in the program’s history…
For years, the conventional wisdom in U.S. aviation has been simple: ultra-low-cost carriers win because they operate more efficient aircraft. Newer planes burn less fuel, carry more passengers, and drive down costs. But a closer look at the Department of…
Frontier’s Q1 results will draw more attention than usual due to the recent shutdown of Spirit Airlines. The narrative centers on two competing forces: the structural upside from Spirit’s exit and the near-term pressure from spiking fuel prices. Early retirement…