2014 Fleet Big Picture
Take a look at this chart of the 2014 in service passenger airliner fleet. In our view this provides a very useful breakdown of the OEMs by seat segment. It also highlights some opportunities for new business. Views: 54
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SuperJet announces another 10 SSJ100 for Interjet
Mexican carrier Interjet has firmed options for another ten SSJs. In 2011 Interjet originally ordered 15 SSJ100 and 5 options. The 5 options became firm in July 2012 at Farnborough Air Show. In November 2012, during ALTA Leaders Forum in…
China and Russia to collaborate on widebody
Reports indicate that this hitherto secret program (started in 2012) is now being made public. The China Youth Daily reports “Russia and China are set to develop the wide-body aircraft next year,” said Jin Zhuanglong, Chairman of Commercial Aircraft Corporation…
Order and Delivery Trends
Following the aerospace industry closely does not always give one the necessary perspective. We decided to step back and take a look at the bigger picture and share these charts with our readers. The idea in stepping back is to…
Premium #156 – Are Recent Increases in Deferrals and Cancellations a Warning Bell for the Industry?
Last week, we saw two major aircraft order deferrals, with Philippine Airlines deferring a large order from Airbus, and then reports that Boeing is in talks with several Russian airlines regarding delivery deferrals. And we’re only in January. If this…
Premium #151: 2014 in Review
2014 was an interesting year in aviation, with the launch of the A330neo and first delivery of the 787-9, continued high demand for the A320neo and 737MAX narrow-body families, and a return to record profitability for the major US airlines,…