Emirates stated today that it will receive three more A380 aircraft from Airbus this year with its last unit on order scheduled to join its fleet in November, bringing forward the original delivery timeline from June 2022. In January last…
The downturn in passenger traffic during the global pandemic has many carriers re-thinking their fleet plans. One element in long-term planning is alternative uses for aircraft, and how the pandemic drives freighter conversions demand. Over the last three years, we’ve…
The US DoT offers several interesting datasets. One that is good to dig into is the B-43 Fleet Inventory, recently updated through year-end 2020. Take a look at this model. Remember to click the double-headed arrow to maximize the viewing.…
Last Friday we had an opportunity to catch up with Airbus Chief Commercial Officer Christian Scherer. As the global commercial aviation industry starts to climb out from the pandemic, Mr. Scherer is a very busy man and we fortunate to get…
Here’s the updated model. Airbus had a good June with 166 orders and 297 deliveries YTD June 2021 Asia and North America have been the year’s strongest delivery markets The A321neo accounts for 64% of orders YTD which is rather…
News this week from our friends at TAC about Delta Air Lines scouring the market for A350s got us thinking – where are these aircraft? Delta has a history of not rushing into new aircraft and, consequently has been able…