The first US-built A321 emerges
Say hello to the first US-built A321 as it exits the paint shop in Mobile, Alabama. Delivery is set for spring 2016. Views: 30
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Delta’s first A321
Meet N301DN, the first Airbus A321, built for Delta Air Lines at Hamburg Finkenwerder. Note the chevrons on the engines, too. Delta has a total of 45 on order. The 757 era at Delta is probably starting to fade as…
Premium #208 – The Improving E2 – What it means for the market
Embraer rolled out its first E2 Jets last week, beginning with the E-190 E2. While this is an important milestone and has been extensively covered in the news, it is also important to understand what recent changes to the program…
Why are Airbus and Boeing Afraid of Bombardier?
Both Airbus and Boeing are being aggressive to preempt Bombardier from winning key customers in the commercial aircraft market. As we noted in our C Series report in 2010, John Leahy at Airbus stated that Airbus wouldn’t make the same…
Premium #207 – The Air Canada Order: Is it a Game Changer for C Series?
Bombardier had good news last week to go with its earnings call, announcing the same morning that Air Canada ordered 45 CS300 aircraft with an option for 30 additional aircraft. This is the first order for the program in a…
Premium #206 – Backlogs and Fuel
Last year at North American ISTAT event, AVITAS’ Adam Pilarski delivered his annual market review and pointed out that there looked like a bubble in orders. Predictably, the OEMs present snorted in derision. Well in two weeks’ time it’s the…