Airbus 2016 O&D
Airbus produced their numbers for 2016 today. They were better than expected – mainly because they hit a book to bill of one. Airbus reported 732 net orders and 688 deliveries generating a book to bill of 1.06. Airbus projects…
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Birthing a Beluga
The Airbus Beluga XL, based on today’s A330 jetliner, will have an enlarged fuselage “bubble” section that is six meters longer and one meter wider than that of the Beluga ST – an aircraft derived from Airbus’ earlier-production A300-600. Here…
WheelTug enters 2017 with FAA plan approval
Most airline delays occur on the ground. Ground operations have long been static because the fundamentals of aircraft pushback and taxiing have not changed much. Nevertheless, there seem to be some real opportunities to save time, especially by reducing a…
MAX orders
[UPDATED chart] Last week we heard that the MAX was the fastest selling Boeing, ever. Looking at the data, that’s true as the chart shows. Views: 28
India’s tough domestic air travel market
India is a market that has been attractive for OEMs for many years. The following two charts explain why. The first chart shows how strongly the domestic air travel market has grown. Typically, passenger traffic doubles every 15 years –…
Doing business in Iran
The excitement of trading with Iran’s airlines is bringing OEMs some uncertainty. This is going to be unwelcome to suppliers who dislike adding uncertainty to an already uncertain industry. Let’s start with Superjet. News from Iran now suggests the SSJ…