We have been working on improving our understanding of this new aircraft. The MC-21 is the second aircraft to emerge from Russia’s UAC after the Superjet. The Superjet has made a niche for itself in western markets, specifically Europe and…
With Airbus and Bombardier nearing an agreement for their joint venture for the CSeries, the new company, which we will call ABC (Airbus Bombardier Canada), will be taking over supply chain relationships for the CSeries, including the procurement relationships with…
Bringing new technology aircraft engines into the world requires more precision than ever in manufacturing, and AV&R, based near Montreal, creates the software and provides the robotic equipment needed to make that happen. AV&R is a niche company focused on…
Lufthansa announced today that its growing fleet of A350s will be seen more frequently across North America. Today the new route is from Munich to Denver. This follows the aircraft coming to Chicago and Newark. Next up is Vancouver (May…
We compared January 2017 to January 2018 numbers for aircraft transactions. Aircraft transactions may appear impressive when, in fact, it might just be a data aberration due to a merger. The Airbus transactions show a spike in January 2018 over…
In recent years, we’ve seen a surge in aircraft orders, particularly for the re-engined narrow-body models from Airbus and Boeing. Backlogs remain near all-time record highs, and the two large OEMs are each talking about producing more than 60 narrow-bodies…