The global pandemic and COVID-19’s impact are still with us and have taken multiple forms. But at the heart of the matter is what has been described as the great retirement. As demand fell during the pandemic, companies trimmed costs,…
It has been sunny over Airbus and stormy over Boeing for some time now. This is likely to remain the case for some years yet. However, Boeing has been thrashing Airbus in two markets for a long time, with no…
The Duopoly numbers are in, and here’s the score. Starting with single-aisles. Airbus had a good quarter, and Boeing did not. JP Morgan notes: “Of the 66 MAXs delivered in Q1, 25 went to Chinese carriers and Air India, which…
This is proving to be a challenging task. Many are doing this, and there are several data sources. We use ch-Aviation, and this is what we see as of April 5. This is an update to our tracking of this…
In a vote Sunday, unionized Airbus workers in Mirabel rejected Airbus second contract offer to workers building the A220, nee Bombardier CSeries. Airbus had been holding talks with the International Association of Machinist and Aerospace workers (‘IAM’) over the last…
Airline PR: Spirit Airlines, Inc. announced that it agreed with Airbus to defer all aircraft on order scheduled to be delivered in the second quarter of 2025 through the end of 2026 to 2030-2031. These deferrals do not include the…