Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) completed the first flight of the Ilyushin IL-96-400, an updated and stretched version of the wide-body IL-96-300M. This wide-body aircraft is 30.7 feet longer than the prior version and can accommodate up to 370 passengers.…
Engine Alliance, LLC, a JV between Pratt & Whitney and GE Aerospace, produced the GP7000 for the A380. Today, Engine Alliance announced that MTU Maintenance Lease Services B.V. (“MLS”) is an exclusive provider of the management of the EA-owned fleet…
After a steady stream of unsettling news throughout the year, we get to the 3Q23 results for Spirit AeroSystems. The loss per share is $1.42, which was expected, reflecting a “revised consensus.” after Spirit issued preliminary results last month. The…
Our final month-end model for today. This model tracks aircraft transactions, new and pre-owned. Below is our “free” model. Subscribers have access to the more detailed 13-pager. Notes: October saw the first ACJ-21F deliveries The ongoing issues at Spirit and…
Another month is done, and here’s our model keeping the score. October squeaked through at 91 new deliveries, one lower than last month. The single-aisle market is the one to watch for volumes. Airbus hit 50 compared to Boeing’s 15…
The first day of the month is hectic as we update several fleet models. Here’s the first one. This model tracks airline fleets starting in 2020. The model has 12 pages and is quite thorough. The source data is from…