After two years, eleven months, and one day, International Airlines Group (IAG) finally confirmed its intention to buy the Boeing MAX. The airline group said on May 19 that it will purchase 25 MAX 8200s and 25 MAX 10s, plus 100…
Lessor AerCap has taken a $2.4 billion net charge on aircraft that are still in Russia and Ukraine since February, it said on May 17. The charge is for 113 aircraft and eleven engines that are unlikely to be repossessed. AerCap…
“Green” is the new thing in aviation – sustainable aviation is the new mantra. The airline industry wants to be carbon neutral by 2030 or 2050, depending on China. The goal to move toward a cleaner environment is admirable and…
It feels like forever, but at last, we have the crucial update to the T2 dataset. This source provides more gems than most others. It is from this database that we developed our Carbon Model. Since we developed this model…
Boeing is “on the verge” of turning the corner on most of its (self-inflicted) problems that have disrupted the OEMs business over the past three years. “While we know we have got more work to do, I would say that…
The results this year of the Aero Structures business of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) will depend entirely on the production rates of the OEMs, in this case mainly Boeing. While order intake and revenues of the CRJ regional jet program are…