The long gestation period of Boeing's NMA has to be hurting. This chart shows how over the past 20 years Boeing...
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737 vs A320 – the quarter century race
It is amazing to think that these two aircraft families have been competing for every deal for 25 years. What is...
The apparent insatiable demand for commercial aircraft – a look at fleet size and aging
Along with several other industry analysts, we have often wondered when the demand for aircraft will slow down. Â ...
Airbus and Boeing O&D through July
Let's start with the chart. Bloomberg offers this analysis of the latest numbers from Boeing. Yes, Boeing is...
A320neo fleet
It appears Airbus has started to get engines at better rates and is moving aircraft out of the FALs and into service. ...
Will Automated Inspection Change Aerospace Manufacturing?
We’ve seen tremendous increases in automation in aerospace manufacturing, and aerospace 4.0 techniques to integrate...
Embraer’s E190 – challenges and opportunities
Embraer is pushing hard to get its E2 family into the market. But it faces a similar challenge that Airbus faces with...
Transactions July 2018 YTD
Through July transactions are at 2,341 for YTD July 2017 and 2,012 for YTD July 2018 - a 14% drop. This decline is...
Did Airbus Provide Innovative Math at Farnborough?
At the Farnborough airshow last month, Airbus announced 93 firm order deals worth $57 billion at list prices, and 431...
Boeing vs IAI
Boeing seems to be moving towards another tanker scuffle. This time they are apparently trying to prevent IAI from...
Trans States going to Republic?
Breaking news tonight comes from The Air Current about Trans States being bought by Republic. As the story points out,...
Premium: Concerns about the Boeing-Embraer Deal
On Embraer’s earnings call earlier this week, a statement was made that the proposed transaction between...