Understanding the commercial aerospace industry sometimes benefits from stepping back and looking at it from a distance. This chart shows that the average domestic air fare, when adjusted for inflation, has continued to decrease in recent years. This next chart…
The aircraft market, particularly for narrow-body airplanes, has been changing dramatically over the last two years. Airlines are seeking better seat-mile economics, both by ordering larger aircraft and by increasing seat density on existing aircraft to accommodate traffic growth. The…
Please start here. Having the airline CEO make these remarks about the future of the 747-8I even as it took delivery of its seventh last week is a significant message. Boeing is in the midst of rolling out a refinement…
NOT WITH GAME CHANGING AIRCRAFT AND ENGINE TECHNOLOGY The introduction of the Bombardier CSeries in 2014 will bring the first application of the next generation of engines for narrow-body aircraft, the Pratt & Whitney PurePower 1000G geared turbofan. The combination…
Embraer’s E-Jets are coming to United Express, after the airline ordered 30 plus 40 options. Deliveries are slated to arrive in the second quarter of 2014. The E-175 aircraft will be fitted to seat 76 passengers, the current limited…
Address by US Airways’ Rob Isom and American Airlines’ Beverly Goulet. These are the two hands on people driving the merger forward for both companies. This is possibly the first in depth trade media briefing given on the merger. It…