UPDATE – In the worst scenario, the eleven-day strike at Spirit AeroSystems in June and July could impact 737 P-8A and MAX fuselage deliveries to Boeing by between twenty and fifty shipsets this year. Spirit has revised its guidance for…
Alaska Airlines mentioned it last week, JetBlue did it on Tuesday, and so has Frontier Airlines later on the day: US airlines are feeling stiff competition from the strong demand for international air travel. The US low-cost says that international…
AerCap is seeing little improvement in new aircraft delivery delays and expects the imbalance between demand and supply to continue for “several years.” The latest issue with the Pratt & Whitney Geared Turbofan powder metal contamination will worsen this situation.…
The month ends tomorrow, and barring miraculous numbers, the trend is in – OEM deliveries slowed a lot in July. Industry-wide new aircraft deliveries through the 30th currently hover at 100 compared to last month’s 142. Did summer vacations come…
Here’s the updated model. The air show was good for Boeing, with significant orders from India. There’s an interesting Emirates “order” for 777X – it is not new. 16 aircraft were de-booked, and now 16 are re-booked. #1 customer Southwest…
Boeing has delivered 266 aircraft in the first half year of 2023 and booked net orders for 567 airplanes, the airframer reported on July 11. Like Airbus, Boeing deliveries will be back-loaded if it wants to meet the full-year targets.…