Airbus is sticking to its annual guidance of 820 deliveries after another lackluster month of deliveries in July. Airbus delivered 67 aircraft in July, bringing its total for the year to 373 deliveries. With five months to go in the…
Airbus has been struggling to stabilize the A220 program. The talk has been around the supply chain stress. There are few details but we can provide an illustration of the impacts the program has gone through. Program History This chart…
Spirit Airlines, which emerged from bankruptcy only five months ago, has issued a “going concern” warning in its latest shareholder report. If Spirit cannot raise cash quickly enough to satisfy creditors, it may not survive the next 12 months. “Management…
India’s youngest airline, Akasa Air, turned three this month with a 30-aircraft fleet and an ambitious plan to expand by 30% annually until 2032. Launched in the depths of the pandemic—when COVID-19 had grounded fleets worldwide—Akasa was a contrarian bet…
deltaBurn is a startup bound to attract a lot of attention. Their focus is on cutting fuel burn by increasing engine efficiency, reducing emissions, and reducing engine wear. The company is currently working on an STC for a turboprop. It…
Fuel burn remains a top priority for airlines. The metric is ASM/Gallon (or litre outside the US). Airlines want the numerator as high as possible and the denominator as low as possible. This is where upsizing aircraft becomes so attractive.…