Airbus guides to “around 800” commercial deliveries for 2024, up from 735 aircraft in 2023. While supply chain constraints impose limitations, the airframer thinks it has found a “sweet spot” between what suppliers can handle and what Airbus requires. FY24…
The FAA issued a proposed Airworthiness Directive for the beleaguered 737 MAX program today, not the type of Valentine’s day message Boeing or their customers like to receive. The problem identified was prompted by a Boeing review of the standby…
Commercial aviation essentially has two monopolies—Embraer for regional jets and ATR for turboprops. ATR reported their 2023 numbers, and, no surprise, they look good. ATR targets book-to-bill >1 in 2024 Sales and deliveries surge by 53% and 44%, respectively, vs…
United currently operates a fleet of five A321neo aircraft, all of which were grounded yesterday because of a regulatory compliance issue. The non-smoking signs in the A321neo remain on permanently, as they do on several other aircraft in United’s fleet.…
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Airbus announced late last week that it will be late with some deliveries of aircraft in 2024, joining Boeing, where the FAA has prevented the company from increasing production rates as it investigates recurring quality issues. With record demand for…