The most recent A220 delivery to Delta Air Lines caught our eye. The typical period between first flight and delivery runs close to a month, on average. But N333DU was special. It took eight days from first flight to delivery, …
Airbus and Spirit Aero have finalized a transaction to carve out A220, A320 and A350 related work after the Boeing re-acquisition of the company. The facilities include: Kinston, North Carolina, USA that builds A350 fuselage sections, St. Nazaire, France, that…
The Embraer E195-E2 has a smaller user base than the Airbus A220-300. Airbus has the massive advantage of marketing the A220 as part of a combination deal. Embraer has to go into each E2 vs A220 campaign with one card,…
Uruguay may soon welcome a new national airline if plans by the startup Sociedad Uruguaya de Aviación (SUA) come to fruition. First officially unveiled in 2024 during the Fitur international travel trade show in Madrid, SUA revealed last week its…
We’ve completed our estimated aircraft production for November 2024. Our estimates are based on first flight data, which we obtain and correlate from multiple sources. Our theory is that an aircraft ready for first flight is nearly completed, and a…
Reuters reports that Airbus faces delivery challenges because of Spirit Aero’s supplies. The report notes that Airbus has its people on-site at Spirit Aero’s North Carolina facility. The media was briefed on this the night before the Farnborough show. The…