With Airbus and Bombardier nearing an agreement for their joint venture for the CSeries, the new company, which we will call ABC (Airbus Bombardier Canada), will be taking over supply chain relationships for the CSeries, including the procurement relationships with…
We compared January 2017 to January 2018 numbers for aircraft transactions. Aircraft transactions may appear impressive when, in fact, it might just be a data aberration due to a merger. The Airbus transactions show a spike in January 2018 over…
Viasat announced a new contract with United Airlines to bring it’s latest generation in-flight entertainment and connectivity system to more than 70 aircraft, including at least 58 of United’s new Boeing 737MAX aircraft. This means Viasat will now be the direct in-flight…
The 100 seat aircraft market is undergoing a transition, as Sukoi, Embraer and Bombardier all have new aircraft available in that size category. At the same time, several aircraft types are aging dramatically or economically challenged that need replacement. And…
The A380 is somewhat of an enigma. While it is the solution to congested airports, and is well preferred by passengers in survey after survey, it has not sold particularly well. Only one carrier, Emirates, seems to understand how to…
The regional airline sector has changed markedly over the last 37 years, but has stabilized in recent years. If we examine data in 5-year increments from 1980 to 2015, a number of trends are quite clear. Let’s look at how…