Several international press reports today indicate that Japan Air Lines is about to break its all-Boeing fleet and order aircraft from Airbus. Reuters is reporting that the order will be for 20 Airbus A350 -1000 aircraft with an order valued…
Airbus announced it has delivered its 100th A380. This is a big milestone in any program and, given the way new airplane programs go these days, a milestone calling for a celebratory moment. The A380 program seems to have settled…
While the continued grounding of the 787 is not a positive for Boeing, our industry sources indicate that the next few weeks will bring several other developments that are quite positive news for Boeing. 1. A major order from Ryanair…
AirInsight interviewed Mike Arcamone after the unveiling of the Bombardier CSeries on Thursday March 7th 2013. Views: 32
Airline traffic has continued to grow over the last decade, despite 9-11, SARS, a financial crisis and prolonged recession. At current growth rates, traffic will double every 15 years. That requires twice the number of seats to accommodate passengers into…
BOC Aviation has quietly become a serious player in the aircraft leasing business. Backed by Bank of China, the company is in the midst of a growth spurt that will ensure it becomes one of the industry’s leading players. We…