The Airbus A320neo family success and pressure mounting on airlines for better fuel efficiency sooner, rather than later, mitigate for a 737RE in the near term. A re-engined 737 would provide the fuel efficiency carriers need by 2015-2016, rather than…
When we published the post titled “Is It Time for a 767NG?”, we heard the idea was met with amusement in some quarters. Well, we can’t resist the idea of laying out another idea for our audience’s further amusement. Looking…
With the rash of orders at Paris, we asked Airbus today how long a customer would need to wait for delivery of a new aircraft, if ordered after the show. The results are quite astounding. For a new A320 family,…
The Boeing 757 occupies a unique market niche at the top end of the narrow-body market. With a two-class capacity of 189 seats, and a 3,900 nautical mile range, this aircraft was once a staple of the transcontinental US market…
Boeing’s troubled 787 program appears to finally be approaching stability. But the three-plus delay has been costly to the company’s competitive position vis-a-vis Airbus. Had the 787 entered service on schedule in 2008, we would now be discussing the 2012…
So, the air in the Gulf is really normal. Reality works there too. This news is not unexpected and of course, post the Paris show, it can be swept under the carpet of “new news”. But the truth is that…