The compelling A321neo
In the US, and probably globally, fuel represents about 40% of airline operating costs. Cutting fuel burn is going to remain a prime focus at every airline. The case to retire aircraft is driven by MRO costs, but even if…
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MAX fleet status
Since Boeing won’t detail which model MAX is ordered observers have to wait and see what actually gets delivered. This isn’t that bad, because even what is ordered often isn’t what gets delivered. After all, it’s what the operator actually…
Boeing ecoDemonstrator Program Update
Boeing provided an update on their ecoDemonstrator program. The program started in 2012 using an American Airline 737-800. Since then they have utilized several other models: 2014 was the 787, 2015 was the 757; 2016 an Embraer E-170; 2018 used…
US DoT updates T2 data – US airline fleet changes
With the highly useful T2 dataset updated through year-end 2020, we now can share pictures of how fleet changes impacted US airlines. The biggest impact we see is the rise of the A321 and the shrink in the 757. Notice…
Boeing’s MAX orders and the case for MAX10
Next week we may learn more about the MAX10. There are many rumors already, the latest of which is that Ryanair is interested in this model too. Boeing is likely to announce the launch of the aircraft along with supportive…