Commercial Aviation’s Great Holding Pattern
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Why State-Owned Airlines Fail: A CPT-JNB Route Study
This is a story that aims to demonstrate why state ownership of an airline is (there are few exceptions) a mistake. It also plans to explain why “right sizing” is the best approach for fleet planning (again, there are exceptions).…
Airbus and Boeing Battle for 2025 Delivery Dominance
C919 Fuel Burn Lags A320neo and MAX 8
Negotiating US Tariffs and Deliveries
There’s some chatter (and here) about operators being uncertain about US tariffs and slowing deliveries. There is even some uncertainty about Delta’s decision to take two new A321neos and cannibalize their engines. Here are two charts that show the inventory…
A220 vs. E2 – Economics alone don’t win deals
