The comparative economics of aircraft is a key driver in fleet planning decisions. Many factors come into play in analyzing the differences between models, particularly when there is an incumbent aircraft with existing infrastructure in place. Such was the recent…
Airbus hosted a Virtual Commercial and & Program Update for the media yesterday. In the absence of what could have been Day 2 at PAS 2021, the event was an overview of Airbus’ current aircraft types and comments on the…
Airbus will definitely launch a freighter-version of the A350 but only once the business case is done. During an online Commercial and Program Update media event on June 15, Chief Commercial Officer Christian Scherer acknowledged that the market is pushing…
Airbus prepares for its liquid hydrogen infrastructure that should produce the next generation of airliners. It has formed two Zero-Emission Development Centers in Bremen and Nantes that will produce key components for the LH2-based airliners, starting with demonstrators and prototypes…
Here’s the updated model. Remember the double-headed arrow to optimize viewing. Very few orders this month. But still includes a nice one for five A359s from Lufthansa. YTD, A321neo orders are at 1.2x A320neo. A220, A320neo, and A321neo account for…
Airbus plans an aggressive production ramp-up. The European airframer has disclosed more details on how it intends to grow its production capacity until 2025 on May 27. This follows on earlier remarks by CEO Guillaume Faury that Airbus is in…