Two non-competitve orders
To start off the week we have two announcements; Ryanair/Boeing and Azul Both were non-competitive orders. What make of them? Views: 37
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Airbus is offering an A321 with longer range as a 757 replacement
Rumors about a Boeing 757 replacement from Airbus have been swirling for months. Many industry followers have been discussing the Boeing 757 replacement “gap” – because the aircraft OEMs today tout as replacements, the A321neo and 737MAX9, don’t quite meet…
Azul’s pending A320neo order
In the business of buying airplanes, an airline will always seek the lowest cost. Just as they do with every other production input – lowest cost wins every time. So how is it that with the pending Azul order, “Boeing…
First MAX parts formed
A Boeing Joggle Press operator prepares the first 737 MAX fuselage stringer for the press by brushing on lubricant. And with this the process starts the production of the first 737 MAX fuselage stringers at Boeing Fabrication Integrated AeroStructures in…
Premium #142 – Will Lower Oil Prices Burst the Bubble?
Oil prices have dropped below $90 per barrel last week, amidst the US becoming the largest producer of energy in the world and Saudi Arabia breaking ranks with its OPEC colleagues. As the fuel efficiency of vehicles continues to increase,…
PREMIUM #139: COMPETITION AT THE HIGH END OF THE NARROW-BODY MARKET
Boeing’s recent introduction of the 737MAX8-200 with an order from Ryanair is changing the dynamics of the high end of the narrow-body market. It appears that the MAX8-200 may cannibalize potential orders from the 737 MAX9, which has been a…