ME3 fleet growth
It is quite remarkable how quickly the ME3 became tier one players in the global airline industry. As the chart illustrates, Etihad is the smallest of the ME3. Because Etihad was the smallest but had the same task of “showing…
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Middle East growth below 150 seats
Both Embraer and Bombardier have come out with bullish comments on the region. Take a look at this video from Bloomberg. This is followed by another series of remarks from Embraer’s CEO. Bombardier has a similar outlook on the region’s…
The A321neo ACF Enters Production
Final assembly of the first A321neo ACF, which stands for Airbus Cabin Flex, is underway in Hamburg. This new model has a 97 metric tonne MTOW and has provision for an optional fuel tank underfloor that can add an additional…
Emirates News Dominates Dubai Air Show
Emirates, as is customary, places orders and makes headlines at the Dubai Air Show. This year is no exception, as the carrier has ordered 40 Boeing 787-10s, and is demanding a production guarantee for the next decade from Airbus prior…
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Airbus A319 customers that may swing to Bombardier
In 2Q17 there were 1,365 A319s in the market as the table lists. Only about 1% were parked. The fleet is also rather young. We do know that Airbus favors the C Series over its slow-selling A319. Airbus cannot play…