Airbus announced its A330neo at the 2014 Farnborough Air Show. The idea was that this refresh would act as a highly disruptive offering in the market – close to the 787 in performance but at a considerably lower cost. The…
Please start here. Moxy Airways and 60 CS300s? The answer is yes, this is real. The deal leaked before it was expected. The airline is apparently securing its financing. Mr. Neeleman will have no problem with that at all we…
The USA has been the largest market for the 757 and 767. While the past is not necessarily prologue, the US airlines are going to be influential in the NMA definition. Asia be the biggest aviation market going forward, but…
There have been several stories about the tight bathrooms on the new MAX8. This is not the only thing about the MAX8 that travelers might want to consider. Look at this seating table, which compares the active MAX8 fleet as…
If a passenger airline can’t get aircraft delivered on time and has to meet its schedule, and there’s nothing in the market that is available, it’s off to the graveyard to look for equipment. How is that going? The market…
Now that we have Boeing’s numbers we can update our duopoly chart. Airbus continues to have a tough year. Airbus is now far behind Boeing in orders; 51% behind in single-aisles and 70% behind in twin aisles. Airbus is also…