AIR (AirInsightResearch) released its new forecast of the commercial aviation market to 2030. This analysis consists of a 32 page document with 37 charts highlighting the current and forecast market for the major aircraft OEMs (Airbus, ATR, Boeing, Bombardier, COMAC,…
[UPDATE – MRJ PDF] The news was expected. But even so, it is frustrating to read the following from MITAC: “Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) announced today that MHI and Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation will adjust the first delivery of the…
India is a market that has been attractive for OEMs for many years. The following two charts explain why. The first chart shows how strongly the domestic air travel market has grown. Typically, passenger traffic doubles every 15 years –…
The excitement of trading with Iran’s airlines is bringing OEMs some uncertainty. This is going to be unwelcome to suppliers who dislike adding uncertainty to an already uncertain industry. Let’s start with Superjet. News from Iran now suggests the SSJ…
Yesterday’s 787 decision by Delta was not unexpected. The original 787 order was from Northwest Airlines. Once Northwest merged with Delta, it was Delta’s fleet plan that took precedence. As of 3Q16 Delta’s fleet looked like this. Boeing represented 58%…
The regional jet business is in many ways a more difficult market to trade in. Whereas among the big jets you have a duopoly, in the regional jet business you see four competitors fighting. We have frequently referred to the…