GAMA, the General Aviation Manufacturers Association, released its first quarter 2024 shipment and billings report earlier today. Business for the general aviation sector is up slightly over 2023. However, billings in current dollars still have not caught up to 2019…
Today’s key stories focus on the certification of the last two models of the 737 MAX, the 7 and 10, which will be delayed into 2025, despite progress being made on the engine nacelle issue that will eventually need to…
The Boeing mania is finally subsiding, albeit a few strange articles do show up in British tabloids. Nonetheless, there are news stories worth reading. Among them is the annual report of the Chief Aerospace Safety Officer at Boeing, which can…
Today’s key headlines center about turbulence, both physical with a Qatar Airways flight resulting in injuries and corporate turbulence for Boeing as its 3rd annual safety report appears positive just as the FAA reported the opposite, indicating progress but a…
Here’s our monthly update with Sean Mendis about the African commercial aviation scene. This podcast is different from others we have done previously. This month’s focus is South Africa, and we used a data model to illustrate how the market…
Today’s headlines focus on a potential electrical flaw in Boeing 777s that could result in a fuel tank explosion. In the current environment, this threat has been sensationalized as the press, particularly the UK tabloids, jump on the anti-Boeing bandwagon. …