El Al to order 787
Boeing yesterday announced it was doing a deal with El Al for 15 787s plus 13 options. This would be the largest order ever from the airline. No specific model has been announced but it is to be a mix…
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Skymark update
There is some intriguing news out of Japan today. ANA seems to have won the battle for Skymark with Airbus’ help. This gives ANA a very strong hand at Haneda. Intrepid, which had backed Delta for a Skymark plan, offered…
Premium #180 – Skymark and the Intrepid/Delta Plan
Japan’s Skymark Airlines declared bankruptcy in January. This was not a surprise as many thought the company’s ambitions were unrealistic. When it folded, the airline had large debts to both Intrepid Aviation and Airbus. Skymark filed for bankruptcy protection because…
What the Airbus Narrow-Body P2F Program Means to the Market
At the Paris Air Show, Airbus, through its subsidiary Elbe Flugzeugwerke and Singapore Technologies Aerospace announced a joint venture to develop a passenger to freight (P2F) conversion for the A320 and A321 narrow-body aircraft. This is a significant development and…
BOC Aviation – Bucking Lessor Trends in Engine Selection?
On March 13th, Bank of China Aviation made an announcement that it had selected IAE V2500 engines for an order for 12 A320s. We decided to look into this engine selection and evaluated this growing lessors A320 family engine selection…
2015 ISTAT – CIT
CIT’s Steve Mason explains his firm’s views on replacing the 757 and also adds some thoughts on the A330neo vs the 787 with a short interlude on his thinking that Airbus and Boeing are not leaving the <150 seat market to…