Sukhoi is poised to cancel its Superjet order with Iran. This news follows our recent story about how difficult...
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The AG600 flies
On Saturday the AG600 made its first flight from water.  The program was approved in 2009 and unveiled in 2016. The...
Premium 2018.20 – Implications of Massive HNA Group Order for Chinese Aircraft
The Chinese aircraft market will be critical for industry participants over the next two decades as China overtakes...
Premium 2018.9 – China’s evolving regional airline rules
China is seen as the market of great opportunity. But the Chinese state is being quite deliberate in their approach...
Thinking through pending industry consolidation – watch for the China factor
News that Boeing and Embraer have been talking sent a shock wave to the industry just as the holidays were about to...
AVIC’s AG600 first flight
Earlier today (China time) AVIC's AG600 made its first flight. You can see a short video here....
The shifting tectonic plates – Airbus and Bombardier
With news of Airbus creating a JV with Bombardier, a seismic industry event has occurred. Recall that Bombardier has...
Tracking flight tests
Our recent note on the Embraer E2 flight test program showed a discrepancy between what we could track using...
Limits to a Bombardier CS500
The fracas between Boeing and Bombardier seems focused on a fear at Boeing that Bombardier could become another...
Premium #329 – The Changing Fleet Under 120 Seats
We examined fleet data from 2003 and 2016 to examine trends over the last 13 years in market share by manufacturer,...
C919 takes flight to Challenge Airbus and Boeing
The long awaited moment came today, COMAC got its new C919 in the air. Here is a video with a feed from the aircraft...
Premium – Air China Fleet Review
Air China is the flag carrier of the People's Republic of China. The airline brand is one of six created from the...