There are 633 A340s in service today. The aircraft is no longer being built and its production life was short. The initial good idea of a lighter quad was eclipsed by the remarkable performance of the big fan engines, enabling…
Frequently industry analysts get caught up in the vast amount of minutiae this industry generates. We decided to step back and take a 50,000 foot look at the industry and came up a few charts we find illustrative and interesting.…
Last year the first Airbus Market Survey in Latin America provided valuable insights on how airline executives in the region perceive market evolutions and fleet requirements. Airbus has just launched their 2014 Airbus Market Survey in Latin America. In the…
Airbus and Boeing are increasing production rates for their single aisle aircraft dramatically. Boeing has already committed to growing the 737 production rate to 47 per month in 2017, and to 52 by 2018. Earlier this year, Airbus announced it…
In the business of buying airplanes, an airline will always seek the lowest cost. Just as they do with every other production input – lowest cost wins every time. So how is it that with the pending Azul order, “Boeing…
Oil prices have dropped below $90 per barrel last week, amidst the US becoming the largest producer of energy in the world and Saudi Arabia breaking ranks with its OPEC colleagues. As the fuel efficiency of vehicles continues to increase,…