United was the holdout, a firm Boeing customer, with MAX9s delivered and MAX10s to come. But the outcome is that these larger MAXs cannot do what the airline needs. The world has moved on and the 757 cannot soldier on…
The US DoT published its latest T-100 August update. This allows us to update our Middle of the Market model. Typically these models are subscriber-only. But we decided to share this one because it demonstrates two important data points: (1)…
Boeing invented the Middle of Market (MoM) with its 757 and 767. These two aircraft fit the need and there was nothing to compete with them. Both models developed into families. While the larger 757-300 was an oddball but still…
Boeing’s proposed new middle of market aircraft is aimed as a replacement for the aging Boeing 757 and 767-300ER aircraft. AirInsight’s data models show clearly that the 767-300ER is becoming increasingly costly, as shown in the following snapshot of data…
Market demand for wide-body aircraft has weakened over the last year, and the backlogs for wide body aircraft are beginning to shrink as production outpaces orders. With an 11 year and counting super-cycle for commercial aircraft, cracks have begun to…
Virgin Atlantic has selected the A330neo along with its existing orders for 12 A350-1200 for its fleet renewal program and will take up to 20 A330-900 models. The airline placed an initial order for eight aircraft and six options with…