In a vote Sunday, unionized Airbus workers in Mirabel rejected Airbus second contract offer to workers building the A220, nee Bombardier CSeries. Airbus had been holding talks with the International Association of Machinist and Aerospace workers (‘IAM’) over the last…
Airline PR: Spirit Airlines, Inc. announced that it agreed with Airbus to defer all aircraft on order scheduled to be delivered in the second quarter of 2025 through the end of 2026 to 2030-2031. These deferrals do not include the…
The air cargo industry is defying economic gravity, experiencing a sustained surge in demand. According to IATA, February 2024 marked the third consecutive month of double-digit year-on-year growth, with global cargo tonne-kilometers (CTKs) rising by 11.9%. This outpaces the modest…
The competition between CFM and Pratt & Whitney is furious. They compete on every order. Their respective engines, the LEAP and GTF, are at the cutting edge of aero engine technology. We have been tracking this competition for several years…
It could take two weeks for the OEMs to publish their official numbers. Meanwhile, here’s what our daily delivery tracker says. The FAA rate restriction and the short grounding of the MAX 9 harmed Boeing’s MAX deliveries. However, Boeing continues…
We updated our transaction model for the first quarter of 2024. Subscribers have access to the more detailed version. Notes: Slow deliveries of the newest models from Airbus and Boeing keep the previous models popular; operators are trading actively. Page…