Both duopoly members are having difficulties raising production rates and meeting production targets. This is particularly true for the high volume narrow-body aircraft that comprise the bulk of their backlog, the A320neo family and the 737 MAX. As we…
We have been analyzing and publishing data models based on U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) datasets for several years. This experience has given us some confidence that we understand the various datasets. We feel comfortable with the data rhythms, if…
With the end of the first quarter, how do things look? Please use this link for our daily O&D tracker. Let’s start with the following table. Airbus—We saw tremendous acceleration in deliveries at the end of March. Looking back, March…
COMAC, the Commercial Aircraft Company in China, is continuing to move forward in multiple directions. One of those directions is to produce key elements of the aircraft domestically, rather than to rely on western suppliers. For the C919, the largest…
BOC, the Singapore-based lessor, topped up its single-aisle orderbook today. BOC placed big orders with Airbus and Boeing. Airbus This order is for an additional 70 A320neos. The language used says “family,” so the actual model likely would be the A321,…
COMAC delivered its first C909 to Lao Airlines . This is the country’s first Chinese-made airline in service. The aircraft is under a lease from COMAC. Currently, 162 aircraft of this model have been delivered, with 645 routes in operation,…