Aerospace industry pundits and the media have been aflutter with the news yesterday that the “Iran Nuclear Deal” has been cancelled. Speculation abounds about who will be hurt and who benefits, some of it spurious and based on false interpretations…
[UPDATED] Boeing has released its latest O&D numbers. MAX was the big order news and the Renton plant continues to function as the world’s most efficient and productive FAL. The 787-8 still lives with a spate of orders, but it…
Machiavelli would be proud. The A380 wingtips used to be made by an Australian supplier which was fully owned by Boeing. Things are about to get much more complicated and even worse. Welcome to the domino effect. The aerospace business…
One of the ME3, Etihad is likely to shrink. Reports indicate that this shrink is going to disrupt Airbus and Boeing’s skyline and order books. What do we know about Etihad’s fleet? At the end of 2017, the carrier had…
The recent news about the 737 has drawn attention to aging aircraft concerns. We decided to get a perspective of the active 737 fleet. We were surprised to just how big a role this aircraft plays. Over one-third of active…
We have updated our transaction charts through April. Airbus saw +24% in transactions YTD than a year ago. Transactions this year were primarily (43%) in A320ceos. Boeing saw -17% in transactions YTD than a year ago. Transactions this year were…