The A319neo
There is one A319neo in flight test, D-AVWA. Its first flight was March 31, 2017 and the chart lists test flights in terms of flight hours. Only 180 so far. Is the A319neo slowing down? On October 16, Airbus and…
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Thinking through pending industry consolidation – watch for the China factor
News that Boeing and Embraer have been talking sent a shock wave to the industry just as the holidays were about to begin. The implications are tremendous and far-reaching. After the news emerged, additional news indicated that the Brazilian president initially nixed the…
Premium #257 – Brazil starts to negotiate
First, on December 22, we here Brazil’s President will not consider “transfer ownership”. The next day, Brazil’s Workers Party called any deal between Embraer and Boeing “an aggression against national sovereignty.” But despite the nationalistic knee-jerk reaction, the reality is…
Podcast – Boeing and Embraer?
News has emerged that Boeing and Embraer have been talking. What might this lead to? To get our view on this news, we did a podcast with Ernie Arvai at AirInsight and Michel Merluzeau from AIR (a part of AirInsight…
A321neo wins again
With the exercising of an option for 25 aircraft, Turkey’s Pegasus now has 100 neos on firm order. This comes on top of 18 A321neo and 57 A320neos already on order by the airline. Pegasus has 15 A320neos in service…
The ITC Boeing Vs Bombardier Hearing
A hearing on the Boeing vs. Bombardier anti-dumping trade case was held Monday in Washington DC before the International Trade Commission (ITC). AirInsight attended the hearing, and our main takeaways follow. Boeing’s Case and Arguments As one might expect, Boeing’s…