As Boeing continues its recovery, MAXs are being delivered at rates not seen for a long time. Current delivery rates are ~70% of pre-grounding levels. So, it’s recovering and climbing back to the previous rates. When the North Line starts…
The Boeing-Airbus duopoly has swung back and forth over the last few decades, with Airbus holding the advantage since the millennium. With the 737 MAX crashes and near-misses, 787 groundings, and FAA-mandated slow production, Boeing fell well behind Airbus in…
Boeing has spent a decade circling the middle of the market without landing. The New Midsize Airplane studies started in 2015, got shelved in 2020, and remain under reevaluation today with no metal cut and no production decision. Meanwhile, the…
GAMA, the General Aviation Manufacturers Association, released its Shipments and Billings data for the second quarter of 2026. The data show relatively flat performance for piston and turboprop aircraft, but a gain in business jet shipments and billings over 2025…
The official duopoly numbers for August are in. They match our tracker. Here’s our public model. August is Airbus ‘ European vacation month and invariably sees a slowdown. This year we noticed that single-aisle deliveries were on track, but twin-aisle…
Reports state American Airlines’ widebody decision has narrowed to two aircraft: the Airbus A330-900neo and the Boeing 787-10, to replace the airline’s 47 Boeing 777-200ERs starting in the 2030s. Chief Commercial Officer Nat Pieper called the process the “seventh or…