Airbus and Boeing 3Y18 O&D
Airbus and Boeing published their YTD numbers and here’s how they look. In terms of orders, Airbus is getting a thrashing. No other way to describe it. And, crucially, this is focused in MAX vs neo. Airbus has had a…
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Changing of the guard?
Could 2018 be the year the A321 performs more daily departures than the 757 in US passenger service? Based on departures through June this year, and projecting to year-end, if not it will be close. Our projected year-end gap is…
The 787-9 and A330-900 Competition
There is a compelling competition going on in the widebody market. The Airbus A330-900neo, which recently won EASA certification, competes head to head with the Boeing 787-9. With nearly identical seating capacities, these aircraft are at the heart of the…
Airbus and Boeing order patterns
Is there any pattern to be found in the orders announced by these two major OEMs? After all, it is a common thought these two “bank” orders for air shows. What does the data show? An important point to note is…
American Airlines’ narrow body options
American Airlines, at the end of 2Q18, had 946 active mainline aircraft in its fleet. Of these, 776 (82%) were single-aisle aircraft. Looking at this fleet we note that the average is quite young at about 13 years. But it…
The US airline fleet – where are the opportunities for fleet refreshing?
In our previous story, we looked at the big picture of relative fleet size and age. Now we dig deeper into the age issue and see where there are opportunities for the OEMs to refresh fleets. This is again becoming…