Boeing ended 2104 in very good shape. The company secured net orders of 1,432 aircraft last year and surpassed the 1,355 net orders in 2013. But the order tally is not as interesting as the make-up. For example, orders for…
AirInsight’s newest report is will be available Friday, January 16th. The report consists of 46 pages with 23 tables and charts. The report discusses potential engine options, the market for very large aircraft, frequencies, capacities, and constraints, and competitive economics,…
2014 was an interesting year in aviation, with the launch of the A330neo and first delivery of the 787-9, continued high demand for the A320neo and 737MAX narrow-body families, and a return to record profitability for the major US airlines,…
The fact that the Very Large Aircraft segment has slow demand is not in doubt. Sales have been at lower levels than either Airbus or Boeing predicted. Today, they are nowhere near the number that Airbus predicted, and even lower…
[edited from initial posting] Last week we were had a visit with Bernd Bechtel, Head of Group Fleet Management of Thomas Cook Group Airlines. The leisure travel group currently operates 32 757 and consists of four airlines, Thomas Cook Airlines…
The commercial aerospace industry has seen tremendous changes in technologies. Generally the focus has been on things like materials and engines. But there is another item that often gets overlooked in the evolution of aircraft, and that is evolving wing…