The air cargo industry is defying economic gravity, experiencing a sustained surge in demand. According to IATA, February 2024 marked the third consecutive month of double-digit year-on-year growth, with global cargo tonne-kilometers (CTKs) rising by 11.9%. This outpaces the modest…
The key stories for April 5th, 2024, include the DOJ meeting with crash victim lawyers, Airbus, and Boeing in talks to divide Spirit Aerosystems, Boeing’s compensation to Alaska Airlines, more analysis of the company’s downfall, and stories about the impact…
The competition between CFM and Pratt & Whitney is furious. They compete on every order. Their respective engines, the LEAP and GTF, are at the cutting edge of aero engine technology. We have been tracking this competition for several years…
Today’s key news stories about Boeing focus on the impacts of its issues, including airlines paying higher prices for older aircraft while Boeing’s output continued at a very low production rate in March. Aviation Week has highlighted the first quarter…
The FAA’s rate throttle on the MAX is leaving customers unhappy. United has even asked pilots to take unpaid time off. Customer anxiety is mainly kept quiet. There is no point in any public Boeing bashing. We are aware of…
It could take two weeks for the OEMs to publish their official numbers. Meanwhile, here’s what our daily delivery tracker says. The FAA rate restriction and the short grounding of the MAX 9 harmed Boeing’s MAX deliveries. However, Boeing continues…