Airbus and Boeing order patterns
Is there any pattern to be found in the orders announced by these two major OEMs? After all, it is a common thought these two “bank” orders for air shows. What does the data show? An important point to note is…
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American Airlines’ narrow body options
American Airlines, at the end of 2Q18, had 946 active mainline aircraft in its fleet. Of these, 776 (82%) were single-aisle aircraft. Looking at this fleet we note that the average is quite young at about 13 years. But it…
The US airline fleet – where are the opportunities for fleet refreshing?
In our previous story, we looked at the big picture of relative fleet size and age. Now we dig deeper into the age issue and see where there are opportunities for the OEMs to refresh fleets. This is again becoming…
The engine competition for the A320 & A321
The competition between CFM and Pratt & Whitney is best seen on the Airbus A320 family, where there is a choice. The 737 is all CFM. Let’s look at the A320 first. CFM has a clear lead over Pratt &…
A320 transactions through August
As we go through month end we are preparing the data for our monthly report. We need to add any data for today to the month’s summary, so we will wait for Monday to see if there were any transactions.…
First ANA A380 rolls out of final assembly line in Toulouse
Airbus reports that the first ANA A380 rolled out today. This one will be the real “whale jet”. “The first A380 for All Nippon Airways (ANA) has rolled out of the final assembly line (FAL) in Toulouse. The aircraft has…