The recently filed 10K attracted attention because of the MAX 10 delay and interest in securing A321neos to fill the airline’s fleet plan gap. Here’s the key table from the document. The table shows the airline planned on taking 80…
One way to see if the supply chain is coping is through new deliveries. To make a new delivery, all the parts are assembled, test flights are completed, the paperwork is signed, and money changes hands. There are questions about…
One carrier’s loss can be another’s gain. With the JetBlue-Spirit merger denied, both carriers are modifying their fleet plans, deferring deliveries on A320neos. That frees up additional delivery slots in the near term, which United Air Lines is poised to…
The US Federal Aviation Administration’s long-awaited report on the safety culture at Boeing has been published. [Link ]. Congress tasked the independent review panel with looking at the FAA’s use of Organization Designation Authorizations (ODAs). The ODA system allows for…
The Singapore Air Show is ongoing this week, and the second and third days have brought us some additional aircraft transactions. STARLUX ordered five A350F freighters and three A330neo aircraft. The Taiwanese carrier operates an all-Airbus passenger fleet that includes…
Boeing announced Ed Clark, Vice President of the 737 MAX program and general manager of the Renton facility, will step down. The separation marks the first executive change following the fuselage door panel blow-out at Alaska Airlines. Boeing also announced…