Boeing is predicting the airline industry will need 42.595 new aircraft over the next twenty years through 2042, the airframer says in the latest Commercial Market Outlook (CMO) that has been released today. That is up from 41.170 aircraft in last…
We have been tracking Airbus and Boeing orders and deliveries since January 2000. It is a work in progress. That said, here’s our model tracking these two OEMs. You may find oddities – please let us know. There are 25…
Here’s the updated model. Notes: At current rates, Boeing might not deliver much more than it did last year. The Paris show is undoubtedly going to produce some juicy orders . Same for Airbus and Embraer. Among 2023 YTD deliveries,…
A number of shareholders have filed a lawsuit against Spirit AeroSystems. In a filing by The Klein Law Firm, they allege Spirit of violating Federal securities laws in relation to the tailfin fitting quality issue of the Boeing 737 MAX.…
The already impressive line-up of experimental X-planes gets an addition, as US Air Force has designated the Transonic Truss-Brace Wing demonstrator from Boeing and NASA as the X-66A. The aircraft should be available for flight testing in 2028. Boeing’s truss-braced wing…
The DoT published their B43 inventory update covering the year-end 2022. Here’s our updated model. Unsurprisingly there are data gaps, and we filled this with third-party sources—for example, aircraft age. The move into and out of the pandemic is especially…