The growing blended wing body competition
Category Airbus
Asia Pacific Airlines Maintain Solid Growth Momentum in September
Asia Pacific Airlines continued their strong performance in September, with both passenger and cargo markets demonstrating continuous growth. Despite a slight moderation in growth compared to previous months, the region’s carriers maintained a robust trajectory, underpinned by strong consumer and…
China’s Zhuhai Airshow provides an orders bump
Two neat order bumps came in today. Air China signs as C929 launch customer Hainan orders 40 more C909s Colorful Guizhou Airlines ordered 30 C909s It is noteworthy that these news items come from China. This includes not only China-based…
Tracking commercial aviation production progress
For some weeks, we have been building and refining (and continue refining) a data model tracking production and deliveries for the four OEMs. It is tedious work, but we believe the outcome is worthwhile. The attention industry attracts global attention…
African fleet risk – The Ethiopian Airlines example
Africa’s largest carrier, Ethiopian Airlines, on November 5, 2024, took delivery of its first A350-1000 jetliner in Toulouse, France. The first to be operated by an African-based operator, the A350-1000 landed at the Addis Ababa Bole International Airport, basking in…
France selects Airbus for maritime patrol aircraft
La Tribune reports the French Defence Ministry has selected Airtbus over Dassault for its maritime patrol aircraft. France, indeed all European nations with ocean borders, need to update their patrol aircraft. Germany selected the Boeing P-8. France did have this…