E2 on schedule
Take a look at this Bloomberg story. The key here is: “The first flight of the plane is projected to be in next year’s second half, Embraer said by e-mail, ahead of a planned commercial debut in 2018.” Embraer has…
Category Airbus
Re-Pricing C Series
The dearth of new orders for the C Series is a source of concern for anyone following the program. Why, one might ask, is such a technically good aircraft not winning orders? Bombardier’s competitors have been very successful at undermining…
The A320neo delays
First it was Qatar. Now its IndiGo. Airbus has been doing a great job moving its neo program along. The program’s sales are substantially ahead of the competing 737 MAX. Everything looked so good until mid-December. IndiGo’s reaction to the…
Aeroflot grows fleet via Transaero collapse
Aeroflot looks it has plans to cherry-pick from the Transaero fleet. Deals with some Russian lessors allow Aeroflot put selected Transaero aircraft back into service. Aeroflot signed an LoI with VEB-Leasing, Transaero’s largest Russian lessor, for nine Boeing 747s and…
Pratt gets a big win
Turkish Airlines signed a Definitive Agreement for Pratt & Whitney’s PW1100G-JM engines to power its order of 92 firm A321neo aircraft, the largest engine order in Turkish Airline’s history. The order was originally announced during the 2015 Paris Air Show…
Premium #200 – 2015 – A Quiet but Interesting Year
Let’s review some of the key events from this year. In January, Delta posted record profits, and rumors swirled about a potential Turkish Aerospace and Antonov JV, while the first wavering in record aircraft backlogs, with increasing deferrals and cancellations,…