If you reviewed the social media timelines of the Indian aviation ministry last week, it became clear that almost all key decision-makers were in Canada for the ICAO General Assembly, where India also received an ICAO Council President’s Certificate for…
There was WOW, and then there wasn’t. Then there was PLAY, and then there wasn’t. Iceland has had a rough run with creative startup airlines. Colorful and, dare one say it, playful, Iceland has seen creative attempts to build new…
In December, IndiGo will take delivery of its first Airbus A321XLR — a single-aisle jet with the stamina to fly up to 11 hours nonstop. Just weeks later, in January, the aircraft will debut on a symbolic new route: nonstop…
After years of delivery delays, the aircraft supply chain finally shows signs of recovery — and our data proves it. Engines are the critical pacing item. Without them, there would be no first flight — and no deliveries. That’s why…
Engines have been noted to be the biggest issue for slow Airbus single-aisle deliveries. The recent comment about 60 gliders resonated. That is a lot of inventory, and to make an important point, Airbus may now have a bigger single-aisle…
As we enter the last month of 3Q25, here’s some insight on duopoly production . The chart below illustrates how duopoly production took off with the NEO and MAX. Adoption of these models, with their industry-leading fuel burn improvements, were…