Category Airbus
Fokker Responds
Last week we published a story about the opportunity in replacing the fleet of Fokkers in service today. Fokker Services felt that our story was too negative. Indeed the firm pointed us to this link which demonstrates the in-service fleet…
Pratt & Whitney’s GTF – an update and a look forward
We spent some time speaking to Graham Webb, VP PW1000G Programs at Pratt & Whitney. Views: 31
Comparing In-Service Fleets
We continue our big picture analyses with a comparison of the in-service fleets at Airbus and Boeing for the years 2000, 2007 and 2014. This provides an interesting opportunity to see how these two OEMs are doing in the market.…
WHAT WE KNOW, AND DON’T KNOW, ABOUT GERMANWINGS 9525
The tragic crash of a Germanwings A320, 4U flight 9525 from Barcelona to Dusseldorf, has led to widespread speculation regarding potential causes for the crash. We know very little at this point, but expect to learn more as the flight…
Competing Duopolies
The commercial aerospace industry has two duopolies – a big one (Airbus & Boeing) and a small one (Bombardier & Embraer). If markets were clearly differentiated these four companies would coexist in an environment where there are two competitions. But,…