FAA business jet update
Here’s our FAA business jet update Notes: After a dropoff at the tail end of 2022, there seems to be a slight recovery in flight ops for March 2023. The forecast also popped a bit. Page 2 shows the recovery…
Category Aerospace
Biman Bangladesh set to order up to ten Airbus A350s
Long-time Boeing customer Biman Bangladesh Airlines is set to purchase up to ten Airbus A350 aircraft. The adviser to the country’s Prime Minister, Salman Rahman, signed an Aviation Trade and Investment Partnership with the UK Minister of Business and Trade, Lord…
Where is the industry on Turboprops? Part 1
It seems that we are always on the cusp of the time for turboprops. The technology is mature and well-understood. Yet we don’t see the level of demand for these aircraft one might expect. After all, they are more fuel…
Embraer bullish about sales opportunities
Embraer says it is running sales campaigns for some 200 commercial aircraft and is optimistic that it will conclude agreements for most of them. The Brazilian airframer has active negotiations with potential customers around the world, President and CEO Francisco…
Tailfin issues weigh on Spirit AeroSystems’ profit
Spirit AeroSystems expects the Boeing 737/MAX tailfin production issue to have at least a $31 million impact on the full-year gross profit. Of this, the Tier 1-supplier incurred $17 million in its Q1 results, but additional costs are likely, the company…
Airbus disappoints as Q1 is impacted by lower deliveries
Airbus produced some disappointing Q1 results, with a net profit that was 62 percent down on 2022 at €466 million. The airframer blames the lower profit on lower aircraft deliveries, a less favorable currency hedge rate compared, and investments for preparing…