Airbus released their latest orders and delivery numbers this morning. Here’s our update with a new data visual. Notes: Orders are unpredictable, and one can’t hold slow orders against the OEM. Deliveries, conversely, are easier to predict mainly because the…
ARLINGTON, Va., March 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — RTX (NYSE: RTX) has entered into three agreements with JetZero, the developer of a novel blended wing body aircraft, to provide key systems for the airframer’s full-scale demonstrator. Pratt & Whitney will integrate the PW2040 engine and auxiliary…
LONG BEACH, CA – March 5, 2025 – JetZero is partnering with Delta Air Lines on a revolutionary, more sustainable aircraft that looks and feels like nothing flying today’s commercial skies. JetZero’s vastly more fuel efficient blended-wing-body (BWB) design is…
It’s time to revisit the MoM segment. Regular readers know this is one of our favorite subjects. Starting with two charts showing the number of single-aisle MoM in the fleet (left) and the percent of the fleet these aircraft account…
Boeing has been in the process of a turnaround in quality, which reached its nadir when bolts were not replaced in a door plug, resulting in an explosive decompression on an Alaska Airlines 737 MAX 9 in January 2024. Since…
Are 737 MAX operators benefitting equally from the MAX’s fuel efficiency? Short answer: No. Using Skailark’s data, we offer two charts illustrating this. MAX 8 This model is the family workhorse. It is by far the most popular model ordered,…