Here’s our updated model. The MAX is back – orders and deliveries for the month looking pretty good. Orders coming from strong airlines and lessors. Of course, the lessor orders need to find operators. The Singapore conversion for 777X is…
News Boeing issued its 2020 annual report and financial results today. As expected, they are not pleasant. Because of the twin crises of the MAX and the pandemic, 2018 represents the last “normal” baseline year for Boeing, as shown in…
The AirInsight/AIR Team joins in another podcast to discuss items in the news this week, including supersonic business jets, Bombardier, Dassault, Loyal Wingman, the outlook for Airlines, with a focus on Canada, and the outlook for Boeing. We hope you…
There’s an old adage that people who live in a glass house shouldn’t throw stones. Earlier this week, Boeing complained to the European safety regulator (EASA) about the potential safety of the additional fuel tank of its competitor’s forthcoming Airbus…
There has been a lot of press recently related to the PW4000 engine family. Let’s review the PW4000 engine family produced by Pratt & Whitney. This family of high by-pass ratio engines has three distinct engine diameters of 94 inches,…
Two stories (one from The Air Current and our own) a week ago about a potential switch of Southwest Airlines away from the MAX7 to the A220 attracted attention. So, a week later, time to dig in some more as…