Airbus today announced 313 additional new orders for the A320neo family today in Paris. Customers include AviancaTaca for 33 (with 18 regular A320), Republic for 80, LAN for 30, Kuwait-based leasing company ALAFCO 30, and firming up the IndiGo order…
In the event we are to believe the naysayers here at the Paris Air Show, Michael O’Leary and his airline are behaving like they are serious about the C919. The considered opinion among the considered in Paris is that Ryanair…
In a fancy showroom at the Paris Air Show, IRKUT has its fuselage display of its new airliner, now known as the MC-21. The company is new to the medium sized commercial airliner business, but has tremendous aerospace experience via…
Boeing executives had harsh words for the Bombardier CSeries at their press briefing in Paris, indicating an underlying concern about the new competitor to the 100-149 seat category. Views: 37
Credit Suisse recently visited Alenia in Italy and last Friday published a note about this visit. Here are two pertinent quotes readers will find interesting – the first is “…we were pleasantly surprised at progress here, which today shows a…
Boeing is still obfuscating regarding a 737 replacement, while increasing production rates for the existing models. Two things are clear — the A320neo has a significant economic advantage over the current 737NG series and is selling quite well, and that…