This week, Indian aviation focused on the introduction of a crucial aircraft leasing bill, Air India’s stance on Boeing’s follow-on order, Boeing’s perspective on an assembly line in India, and an IndiGo “window seat” without a window. Aircraft Leasing Bill…
Airbus just published their numbers, which allowed us to update our model. Notes: Airbus is still out-producing Boeing. But as January showed, not out-delivering. This is huge news. Airbus starts the year with 25 deliveries: three A220-300. two A319neo, seven…
Announcement: The French Defence Procurement Agency (Direction Générale de l’Armement) has signed a contract with Airbus Defence and Space as prime contractor, in partnership with Thales, for a risk-assessment study of the future maritime patrol aircraft programme. This 24-month contract follows…
According to our estimates, Boeing wins January’s delivery race. We have been waiting to write this for a long time. Here’s hoping that the news from Boeing remains more upbeat than it’s been for the last several years. The table…
Uruguay may soon welcome a new national airline if plans by the startup Sociedad Uruguaya de Aviación (SUA) come to fruition. First officially unveiled in 2024 during the Fitur international travel trade show in Madrid, SUA revealed last week its…
These two aircraft compete vigorously. The A220 benefits from Airbus’s market power. The E195-E2 still competes, as Embraer marketing points to its excellent numbers. Embraer may not have Airbus’s resources, but it makes up for it by moving faster and…