The week at Boeing was relatively quiet in early 2025. That is a good thing. The FAA has proposed two new airworthiness directives this week, both of which have already been corrected by company in service bulletins last year that…
Our model utilizes the published numbers from the two OEMs, starting January 2000. There are 17 pages of charts to review. The unbalanced duopoly continued through year-end. As often stated, this threatens the supply chain , lessors, and operators. The…
Here’s our updated chart. Notes: 348 deliveries in 2024 compared to 2023’s 528. Breakdown: 260 MAX, five 737 P-8As, 51 787s, 10 767-300Fs, eight tankers 767-2Cs, 13 777Fs and one (the final) 777-300ER . December deliveries were 30 aircraft: 17…
The final numbers from Airbus and Boeing have been released. Boeing, which released its results earlier today, delivered less than half the number of airplanes that Airbus did in 2024. The final tally is Airbus 766 to Boeing 348. Last…
The Los Angeles fires are a terrible tragedy, and the scope of their expansion with the Santa Ana winds provides yet other reason for increasing the aviation resources needed for firefighting in California and the Western US. If it seems…
How will tariffs impact Boeing? The incoming Trump 2.0 administration has spoken of implementing additional tariffs, including a potential 60% levy on Chinese goods and 25% on our North American trading partners Canada and Mexico. Most experts believe that if…