Neeleman buying CS300s?
Please start here. Moxy Airways and 60 CS300s? The answer is yes, this is real. The deal leaked before it was expected. The airline is apparently securing its financing. Mr. Neeleman will have no problem with that at all we…
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The US market for NMA
The USA has been the largest market for the 757 and 767. While the past is not necessarily prologue, the US airlines are going to be influential in the NMA definition. Asia be the biggest aviation market going forward, but…
Is Boeing 737 MAX8 seating getting tighter?
There have been several stories about the tight bathrooms on the new MAX8. This is not the only thing about the MAX8 that travelers might want to consider. Look at this seating table, which compares the active MAX8 fleet as…
Duopoly O&D through May
Now that we have Boeing’s numbers we can update our duopoly chart. Airbus continues to have a tough year. Airbus is now far behind Boeing in orders; 51% behind in single-aisles and 70% behind in twin aisles. Airbus is also…
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Bombardier/Airbus deal on C Series done – starts July 1
The Airbus announcement is here. Bombardier announcement is here. The table is a summary of the deal as reported by each firm. The C Series program goes forward with Airbus running marketing and also exploiting its supply chain critical mass. …