Airbus beats expectations for 3rd Quarter 2024
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Riyadh Air orders 60 A321neo family aircraft
Saudi Arabia’s new airline, Riyadh Air, announced it ordered 60 Airbus A321 family jets as it prepares to start operations in 2025. This deal means the airline now has 132 aircraft on order. Last year, the airline ordered 39 787s with options.…
First A321XLR delivery completed. Now what?
Higher fuel costs; grounded aircraft impact IndiGo
The Delhi-based low-cost airline IndiGo reported a net loss of Rs 9.9 billion for the quarter ending September 2024, primarily driven by higher fuel costs and a peak number of groundings, which have now started reducing. IndiGo had previously reported…
Aer Lingus, Indianapolis and the A321XLR
On Monday, Aer Lingus announced it plans to serve Indianapolis with its new A321XLR. This route is 5,983km or 3,717 miles. A few questions arise from this news. Is this a good market? Is this the optimal aircraft? And, of…
Air Freight is Boeing’s best commercial market
Boeing has long been the dominant OEM in the air freight business. We developed the following model using data from the US DoT’s T2 dataset. Please click the double-headed arrow at the bottom right for optimal viewing. McDonnell Douglas was…