News: Last Monday, Boeing reduced its firm backlog on the 777X to 191 aircraft, a 38% drop, as the delay until 2023 allows customers an “out” to their orders. Emirates, the largest customer for the existing 777 and key customer…
News: This week several important issues emerged with the announcement of a staggering $12 billion loss for Boeing. Today, we will cover the news and implications about the NMA, the New Middle of the Market Airplane. Boeing’s stock rose on…
Elmar Conradie is CEO at FlySafair, based in South Africa. We discussed the challenges of doing business there, with pandemic and the collapse of the national carrier and growing competition from other private airlines. It’s not an easy business and…
Aeromexico has been steadily reducing the size of its fleet in the last few months. It has already reduced from six aircraft types to five, following the exit of the Embraer E170 that operated with Aeromexico Connect. Aeromexico moved forward…
It was a slow January compared to previous years. But, crucially, the MAX is being delivered again. So expect to see those numbers spike this year as Boeing plays catchup. Remember to click the double-headed arrow to optimize your viewing. …
Boeing and the FAA have been unwilling to identify the extent of the software and hardware actuator redesign needed on the 777X, which CEO David Calhoun confirmed in the January 27 results webcast. However, looking at topics on the big…