In March, AirInsight identified the CAAC as the mechanism behind Airbus’s China delivery freeze. This week, Reuters and Bloomberg confirmed it. Here’s what it means. What Actually Happened in China The “administrative hitch” that Guillaume Faury referenced in 1Q earnings…
Today, United Airlines took delivery of the first of 50 A321XLRs on order. Here’s a program update to provide some context. The chart illustrates how well Airbus is industrializing the program. Delivery days have nearly halved over the past two…
UPDATE – Qantas will have to wait another 10 months before it takes delivery of the aircraft, but the A350-1000ULR for Project Sunrise has completed its maiden flight on June 2. With just 12 on order, this variant remains a niche…
Parting out aircraft that are not even ten years old: it seems insane and beyond any logic, but it is happening more and more. The latest airline to join this trend is SWISS, which will tear down two Airbus A220-100s…
Airbus is finding strong demand for its A350F Freighter model. Today, Cathay Group in Hong Kong has placed firm orders for 2 A350F Freighters, adding to their existing order for 6 aircraft for Cathay Cargo. This brings the total order…
Air China Cargo Co., Ltd. has executed a firm purchase agreement with Airbus for 4 additional A350F freighter aircraft. This will bring their total on order to 10 aircraft. Wang Hongyan, Vice President of Air China Cargo, stated “This additional…