Does Delta A321 order shut the door on NMA?
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No Airbus A322?
Airbus hosted a Virtual Commercial and & Program Update for the media yesterday. In the absence of what could have been Day 2 at PAS 2021, the event was an overview of Airbus’ current aircraft types and comments on the…
Boeing’s Calhoun careful with rate increases
Boeing CEO David Calhoun is careful with rate increases. He isn’t willing to announce increases that go too far into the future. A wrong signal to suppliers might backfire on Boeing if predicted numbers fall short, Calhoun said on June 3…
GE and the A330neo program
There has been a flutter of news about GE expressing interest in powering the A330neo. The news coming out now suggests discussions which, we understand, have been taking place for some time. There are significant implications to this. Let’s break…
United buys A321XLRs as it no longer wastes time on the NMA
Think of something you desperately want to have but are unable to get it as the product keeps being unavailable. What to do? United Airlines has found itself in this position in the last three years as it considered…
The rising cost of the NMA missed opportunity
Boeing invented the Middle of Market (MoM) with its 757 and 767. These two aircraft fit the need and there was nothing to compete with them. Both models developed into families. While the larger 757-300 was an oddball but still…