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Boeing's interest in Embraer is self-evident.  This interest goes back a long time.  There are deep relationships between high-level people at both companies.   But the Brazilain government is looking at the deal with apprehension.  Even though Embraer (we have been...

Turboprops have had a good year in 2017.  We take a look at the market and provide some insights to be found in the data. The turboprop market is big but not as exciting, perhaps, as the single-aisle market.  We can see that the number of parked aircraft has risen...

Despite the slower activity at air shows, the commercial aircraft business is not moribund.  There has been quite a bit of action among airlines.   The first table shows the top 20 airlines in terms of fleet changes. The list is in descending order by the total.  Note...

It has been a long time since ATR made a sale in the USA.  But today they got great news.   Fort-Lauderdale, Florida Silver Airways announced an intention to purchase up to 50 ATR42-600s (20 firm) valued at a $1.1 billion if all options are excercised.  Currently the...