Category Airbus
The February Airbus O&D numbers
Yesterday Airbus published their February O&D numbers. They were tough reading – only four orders and 103 cancellations. The orders were on the smallest model side and the cancellations were “top heavy”. Was this bad news? The cancellations include 42…
Daily Insight: Tuesday 5 March 2019: Could Airbus Become More Aggressive?
News Airbus has a new management team, and unlike Boeing, has no development programs launched and in process. Boeing has the 777X to complete, and is working on the yet un-launched NMA Airbus is ending production of the A380, and…
The probably inadvertent smart move Norwegian made
Norwegian is being watched closely by the entire OEM, leasing and airline industry. IAG sold off its stake in the airline after it rebuffed a takeover deal. Norwegian recently had to enter an emergency rights issue to avoid breaching a…
February Transactions YTD
The low start continues. Transactions are down over 47% compared to February YTD last year. That is a big drop so far this year. The drop is across the industry. Embraer is holding steady. Only MAX8 and A320neo are up.…
Airbus trains next generation of pilots
In its quest to train more airline pilots, Airbus has started offering ab-initio courses for young and aspiring pilots at its Flight Academy in France. The first group will start by the end of April. The rapid growth of commercial…