American Airlines is in negotiations with Airbus and Boeing about a narrowbody order for deliveries in the latter half of this decade and beyond. The airline disclosed the news during its Q3 earnings call today but didn’t say how many…
Spirit AeroSystems has renegotiated its long-term contracts with Boeing. Under the revised terms of what currently still is a Memorandum of Agreement, Boeing will pay Spirit more for each 787 shipset but will get a price reduction for 737 and…
JetBlue seems determined to get its deal done to acquire Spirit. A previous attempt to acquire Virgin American floundered as Alaska Airlines outbid it. More recently, JetBlue’s deal with American had to be abandoned. These experiences seem to reinforce JetBlue’s…
Boeing, NASA, and German Aerospace Center DLR have commenced flight tests on Thursday with a MAX 10 and Douglas DC-8 to study the effects of burning sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) on contrail formation and non-carbon emissions. Testing should demonstrate if there…
We updated our engine model from the Form 41 data and found some interesting results. We don’t have any answers, but the pictures tell a good story that prompts questions. Especially when you consider both airlines use GE engines on…
Here’s the updated model – all 25 pages. We offer some notes below highlighting items that catch our attention. The model has a long history, starting in January 2000. This model is based on our Airbus and Boeing O&D models.…