Airbus vs Boeing – an O&D history from 2000
The never-ending race between the duopoly is what gives many of us a reason to come to work every day. For most of us, we hope, this is also a pleasure. Part of the pleasure for us is trying to…
Tag Boeing
Boeing knew of latest 787 issue since March
UPDATE – Another quality issue has hit the Boeing 787. This time, it isn’t composites that are questioned but the structural integrity of certain titanium parts that are used inside the cabin. AirInsight learns that Boeing has been dealing with…
Rising fuel prices and the push for greener, sustainable aviation
With growing chatter about fuel burn and rising fuel prices, we kept digging in the data and came up with some interesting metrics for your consideration. The greener the number in the table the better. Our metric is seat miles…
Boeing Orders & Deliveries September 2021 YTD
Here’s the updated model. Orders up nicely from last year with MAX restart, same with deliveries We have started to track the 2021 MAX models delivered – see page 3 Page 6 shows unidentified orders are down sharply Page 8…
United’s Fleet “Problem”
At the recent IATA AGM, United’s COO Andrew Nocella shared a concern with Flight Global. Essentially United needs to replace two types by the end of the decade – the 757-300 and the 50-seat RJ. The concern expressed is not…
IATA commits to a stricter net-zero target for 2050
UPDATE including ATAG – The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has adopted a resolution that commits the airline industry to even stricter climate targets and now aims to meet net-zero carbon emissions in 2050. During today’s 77th Annual General Meeting…