Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company and SuperJet International (a joint venture between Leonardo-Finmeccanica Company and Sukhoi Holding) celebrated the delivery of the first Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100) to CityJet, which becomes the first European SSJ100 customer. The Irish airline will lease…
The commercial aviation industry faces difficulties daily. As an industry that is very sensitive to external events, conditions can change rapidly and impact aircraft manufacturers, engine manufacturers, and airlines in different ways. While the industry has always responded, fortunes have…
Aircraft pricing is a touchy subject. Airlines don’t like to discuss it, nor do the OEMs. Nobody pays list prices, and nobody talks about the discount they get either. Indeed, as we have heard at ISTAT – if you want…
It is well known that list prices for commercial aircraft are no guide to market pricing. The list numbers are nowhere close to reality. However, list prices do provide a useful guide to OEM market posture. List prices send signals…
The lack of public movement on any sales by Boeing to Iran’s airlines has had many wondering. It appears more data points on deals is starting to leak. Once again the source is from inside Iran. Like the news before…
This picture was just released from Russia. It shows the new wing part being delivered. What we find more interesting is the aircraft in the background. It appears the fuselage is largely complete. Although the image quality appears deliberately degraded,…