Bombardier announced Latvian flag carrier Air Baltic converted its remaining seven purchase options for CS300 passenger jets to a firm order. This brings Air Baltic’s total firm order to 20 planes under an agreement initially signed in December 2012. Based…
“Scope Clauses” are collectively bargained contractual terms in pilot union agreements with US major carriers that place restrictions on how many and what size of aircraft regional airlines may operate. Typically, these restrict regionals to aircraft under 86,000 pounds and…
Today we take a look at the first quarter numbers for Airbus. If there was any doubts about an order slowdown, these numbers surely confirm it. The 1Q16 order levels are down sharply from 1Q15. Orders – The Airbus order…
How does Boeing look on Orders and Deliveries for the First Quarter in 2016? The table below allows us to compare and contrast this year with last. Orders – 2016 saw orders up nearly 20%. But that was driven primarily by the…
Much of the demand for new aircraft has been driven by the rapidly growing Asian economies, including China. But economic conditions in Asia appear to be slowing, and this could impact both future orders and potential deferrals of existing orders…
TAP Portugal signed an agreement with Airbus to be the launch operator of the A330neo and also become the launch carrier for the Airspace by Airbus cabin brand in the A330neo – panned for 2017. In 2015, the airline placed…