Another neo conversion
Last week we saw a conversion from the A319neo to the A320neo by Avianca. Today comes news that EasyJet is also doing a conversion; it is converting 30 A320neos to the larger A321neo. This means a switch from 186 seats…
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Premium #329 – The Changing Fleet Under 120 Seats
We examined fleet data from 2003 and 2016 to examine trends over the last 13 years in market share by manufacturer, fleet age, and seat counts for aircraft under 120 seats. This market, with smaller mainline aircraft and regional jets,…
MC-21 taxi tests start
The prototype MC-21-300 left the FAL April 28. It is now thought that the first flight will occur by the end of May. The prototype MC-21 has started its taxi tests. According to Irkut these tests will be conducted at…
Iranian Embraer order?
News from Iran today alludes to an order from an Iranian airline for 10 Embraers. The report is confusing because it refers to “new” aircraft and then describes these as 50-seaters. The most likely 50-seater Embraer is the ERJ 145. …
Premium – Powering the enhanced A321 and a putative 797
This week we have seen two good sources discussing how Airbus is likely to respond to a potential new Boeing. The Reuters story is here and the CNN story is here. Both these stories lay out clearly how the two…
What future is there for the A319neo?
On March 31, Airbus announced that they had added the A319neo to their test flight program. There are few orders (50) for the aircraft, and of these, 24% are for either governments or “Undisclosed customers” – perhaps a discreet way…