The narrow-body market has been flooded with orders, with both Airbus and Boeing holding record backlogs, resulting in only a few delivery positions available through 2020. But in achieving these record high backlogs, the companies have been heavily discounting aircraft,…
The British Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has dismissed a claim by Airbus regarding statements in a Boeing ad. Airbus protested after Boeing ran an ad claiming that the 747-8 has better fuel burn versus the A380 under certain conditions. You…
Recently Lufthansa conducted an “academy” in New York around the fuel problems the airline faces. Invitees were all local media, and it was a small group. The airline brought in three high level executives who made presentations of how the…
Today Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou published the following open letter (Stelios voting intentions at EZJ EGM – July 11). The case he makes is, by all appearances, rational. As a response to this letter, we sent over some questions for Sir…
The 2013 Paris Air Show has now concluded, and we can reflect on what the activities at the show will mean in the marketplace and the implications for the industry. While the last two shows, Paris 2011 and Farnborough 2012,…
The two big airframe OEMs are working on expanding their service offerings beyond basic warranties. This will allow both firms to move into new lines of business that are almost certainly more profitable than selling airplanes. Airbus has a solution…