At NBAA 2023, Éric Martel, Bombardier’s CEO, provided an update on the company’s latest aircraft, the Global 8000, indicating that it is on track for certification and entry into service in 2025. With a range of 8,000nm and a top…
Philippine budget airline Cebu Pacific has confirmed media reports that it is in negotiations with Airbus and Boeing about an order for 100 to 150 aircraft. The carrier issued a stock exchange filing on Friday to confirm that media reports on…
American Airlines is in negotiations with Airbus and Boeing about a narrowbody order for deliveries in the latter half of this decade and beyond. The airline disclosed the news during its Q3 earnings call today but didn’t say how many…
The E-170/5 is the best-selling Embraer aircraft. Based on ch-Aviation fleet data, 773 of these aircraft are in active status as of today. But this number is nuanced. Look at this chart. Of the 773 active aircraft, 83% are in…
Spirit AeroSystems has renegotiated its long-term contracts with Boeing. Under the revised terms of what currently still is a Memorandum of Agreement, Boeing will pay Spirit more for each 787 shipset but will get a price reduction for 737 and…
Air France-KLM Maintenance & Engineering (AFI KLM M&E) intends to double its market share in component maintenance of the Airbus A350 to some forty percent. That’s the target of the proposed joint venture with Airbus , which was announced in…