India’s airlines made a big splash at this year’s airshow. It was like the old days when the ME3 made the big orders. The geography has shifted along with the demand. Speaking with several people at the show, it was…
One final conversation at the show this week was with Bob Lange, Airbus’ Senior Vice President, Head of Business Analysis and Market Forecast. As you can imagine, the role provides the broadest view of the market with inputs from almost…
With all the deals announced by Thursday, we can wrap up the Paris Airshow orders now and see what has been concluded. If we track the orders from the big OEMs Airbus, Boeing, Embraer, ATR, and De Havilland Canada, but…
Airbus and the European regulatory agency EASA agree in principle on the technical requirements for the Rear Center Tank (RCT) on the A321XLR. The regulator is satisfied that adding a protective liner to the fuselage will protect the tank from…
Angola’s TAAG has revealed the cabin configuration of the Airbus A220-300s that it will be introducing into its fleet starting in 2024. At the Paris Airshow, the carrier signed a raft of agreements for a total of nine A220s from three…
Day 3 of the Paris Airshow only has seen a number of new-aircraft orders for Airbus and Boeing, including a couple of widebody deals that are welcome additions to the backlog. Wednesday widebody deals at Paris Airshow. The biggest is a…