The CIS OEMs
Most of our analyses focus on the western OEMs in the US, Europe, Canada and Brazil. But historically the CIS OEMs have a significant presence. While the volumes are not nearly as large, by Boeing and Airbus standards, the numbers…
Category Airbus
Revelations from Airbus Annual Press Conference
Airbus held its annual press conference in Toulouse this morning to review the results of 2013 and look forward to 2014. The key take-aways are: 1. The company plans to increase production of its A320 family from the current 42…
Clearing the air about the A330neo
Should Airbus produce an A330neo? This question is on the minds of many, and is a topic that we have considered for some time. As of this writing there have been more than 800 downloads of our 2012 paper on…
A350XWB MSN2
Airbus rolled-out its third A350XWB flight-test aircraft, MSN2, from the paint shop in Toulouse today. The program seems to be steadily on a path to EIS in 4Q14. Note the neat new and distinctive “Carbon” livery to reflect the A350’s…
American Switches Orders for A350-800 to A350-900
American Airlines announced that it is switching its orders (previously US Airways) for the 276 seat A350-800 to the larger 315 seat A350 -900 model. It is no secret that Airbus has been working its customer base to trade up…
Replacing the 757
The two big OEMs tell us they have a ”natural” replacement for the 757 — the A321neo and 737-9MAX. Unfortunately, neither option appears optimal, as both fall short on range, payload, and runway performance. Is there a market for a…