Here’s the updated model. Airbus had a good June with 166 orders and 297 deliveries YTD June 2021 Asia and North America have been the year’s strongest delivery markets The A321neo accounts for 64% of orders YTD which is rather…
News this week from our friends at TAC about Delta Air Lines scouring the market for A350s got us thinking – where are these aircraft? Delta has a history of not rushing into new aircraft and, consequently has been able…
Airbus has started fuselage-equipping in Tianjin. Sections of A320neo-family aircraft will be equipped at its Chinese assembly plant. This work was previously done in Europe, but from now on will happen in China on aircraft that will be delivered to…
The comparative economics of aircraft is a key driver in fleet planning decisions. Many factors come into play in analyzing the differences between models, particularly when there is an incumbent aircraft with existing infrastructure in place. Such was the recent…
Airbus hosted a Virtual Commercial and & Program Update for the media yesterday. In the absence of what could have been Day 2 at PAS 2021, the event was an overview of Airbus’ current aircraft types and comments on the…
Airbus will definitely launch a freighter-version of the A350 but only once the business case is done. During an online Commercial and Program Update media event on June 15, Chief Commercial Officer Christian Scherer acknowledged that the market is pushing…