The 820 delivery target for this year is looking increasingly like a bridge too far. Then, along comes this news, making that target even more implausible. We previously noted that engines are an issue for single-aisle aircraft, and cabin fixtures…
Nearly four months after the fatal Air India 787 crash, India’s aviation industry is putting that dark chapter behind it and accelerating toward an ambitious new phase of fleet expansion. The world’s fastest-growing aviation market is witnessing an unprecedented race…
Here’s a simple three-pager tracking the duopoly from January 2000. There’s a lot of chatter about how the A320 program just surpassed the 737. This is a big moment for the industry. But if you think that somehow Airbus has…
Air India, the former state-owned Indian carrier now owned by the Indian conglomerate Tata, is reportedly in talks to add more aircraft from both Airbus and Boeing, according to Reuters, a global news agency. The airline plans to purchase up…
Abra Group, the holding company controlling Avianca and GOL, is advancing a powerful two-pronged strategic offensive: a significant fleet expansion with Airbus and the establishment of a new, specialized airline in Chile. The group executed options for 50 Airbus A320neo…
The long-awaited approval of Boeing’s reacquisition of Spirit AeroSystems has received EU approval, as anticipated, with the planned divestitures of units supplying Airbus and a Malaysian composites operation required to close the deal. Under the terms of the approval, all…