In the end, aircraft deliveries are a more important metric than orders. Customers sometimes order a cheaper, smaller model, especially in the single-aisle market, and then upsize when the aircraft is ready to build. The single-aisle market carries (by far)…
In February 2017 we took a look a the 787-10 and it’s natural competitors. We remain of the view that the 787-10 is a highly attractive aircraft with great operating economics promise. In 2017 we saw a “sizable market”, but…
The Mexican low-cost carrier Interjet is suspending all its flights until New Year’s, leaving everyone wondering if it will ever fly again. It hasn’t flown since December 11. Sources inside the airline confirmed that the airline would not operate any…
Airlines are stumbling through the pandemic. Cost management is the principal activity at every airline in order to remain solvent and hope for rapid vaccine deliveries to their customers. Since the focus among airlines is the need to drive down…
A huge relief came the way of many airlines, particularly those in Africa following the re-certification of 737 MAX by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) more than a year after the aircraft was grounded around the globe. For Africa’s largest…
Boeing’s Arabian Tier 1-supplier Strata Manufacturing has delivered the first 787 vertical tailfin. The event was celebrated during a virtual presentation on December 15 from its Al Ain plant in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The delivery marks a new…