2024 is a year many aviation leaders are pleased to see shrinking in the rearview mirror and another year moving away from the ongoing pandemic crisis and its lingering impacts. Demand for new aircraft remains firm, with backlogs growing. However,…
Producing aircraft requires millions of parts from many vendors scattered across the globe. The concept of Toyota’s “just in time” production is now a standard within aerospace. Parts are expensive because raw materials are expensive. Roll into this cocktail the…
United is ending a sparkling year. The doubling of its stock price this year reflects this. It was not obvious that the airline would have such a great year. After all, it is Boeing’s biggest customer . With 150 MAX…
We are still watching the elves at work, at least through yesterday. Nobody’s working today, as far as we can tell. Here’s an update from last night. Airbus : The spike in delivery days was caused by the much-delayed A350-1000…
Last summer, on the Sunday evening before the Farnborough airshow, we were at a “preshow” event hosted by Aibus. Several of the company’s senior leadership were present. Of the few speeches, one especially resonated. Christian Scherer told the assembled media…
LATAM Airlines Group continues to solidify its position as a key player in global aviation, earning two prestigious awards and achieving a milestone with its fleet expansion. It has been a big year for the airline. LATAM recently received two…