The Boeing 737 MAX 9 plays a major role in Alaska’s fleet update. The growth in the MAX 9 fleet is changing the airline’s profile, as the following chart illustrates. The chart shows that Alaska has the highest percentage of…
UPDATE – The FAA requires inspections of ’certain Boeing MAX 9s’ following the Alaska Airlines incident on Friday in which a MAX 9 lost part of a fuselage plug. The airline announced late Friday that it had temporarily grounded most…
A South China Morning Post report describes COMAC’s growing ambitions. The key language is: “…promote the certification of its domestically built narrowbody passenger jet in Europe this year.” There is no doubt that COMAC wants to grow its market share…
Here’s the updated model for December. The more detailed model is available to subscribers. Notes: The number of aircraft changing hands among the US airlines is remarkable – most of these being new deliveries. It is noticeable that Alaska took…