Under the circumstances of a most difficult year, Airbus has succeeded in delivering 566 commercial aircraft to airlines in 2020. It is of course a far cry from the record 863 from 2019 but is impressive as most airlines (and…
The settlement between the US Department of Justice and Boeing to resolve the investigation and prosecution into the MAX saga has been met with quite a few raised eyebrows. How is it that possible that Boeing evades criminal prosecution and…
The wide-body market has only two current players, Airbus and Boeing. This segment is suffering from international border closings and the pandemic, as well as a trend that began before the pandemic to replace small wide bodies with larger narrow…
A new year (with all the best wishes to our readers) brings fresh hopes and dreams. No Paris Air Show this year to look forward to, but a significant event is looming that will have industry observers focused. That story…
In the end, aircraft deliveries are a more important metric than orders. Customers sometimes order a cheaper, smaller model, especially in the single-aisle market, and then upsize when the aircraft is ready to build. The single-aisle market carries (by far)…
In February 2017 we took a look a the 787-10 and it’s natural competitors. We remain of the view that the 787-10 is a highly attractive aircraft with great operating economics promise. In 2017 we saw a “sizable market”, but…