Airbus 2016 O&D
Airbus produced their numbers for 2016 today. They were better than expected – mainly because they hit a book to bill of one. Airbus reported 732 net orders and 688 deliveries generating a book to bill of 1.06. Airbus projects…
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Birthing a Beluga
The Airbus Beluga XL, based on today’s A330 jetliner, will have an enlarged fuselage “bubble” section that is six meters longer and one meter wider than that of the Beluga ST – an aircraft derived from Airbus’ earlier-production A300-600. Here…
WheelTug enters 2017 with FAA plan approval
Most airline delays occur on the ground. Ground operations have long been static because the fundamentals of aircraft pushback and taxiing have not changed much. Nevertheless, there seem to be some real opportunities to save time, especially by reducing a…
Premium #310 – The widebody market dependence on the ME3
MAX orders
[UPDATED chart] Last week we heard that the MAX was the fastest selling Boeing, ever. Looking at the data, that’s true as the chart shows. Views: 26
Qatar switches A320neos for A321neos
Qatar Airways is in the news again and, once again, its about Airbus. The airline plans to swap its order for up to 80 A320neos for A321neos. “We are going to take all A321s, there will be no more A320s,”…