Mea Culpa – we went back to check the data. It was inaccurate. Here is the updated, checked, and more plausible chart. The Airbus transactions are driven by the Virgin America fleet switching to Alaska. Boeing’s numbers are a tad…
Wednesday, Paris Air Show Day 3, had a slowdown in order quantity, as is normally the case. By Thursday, most of the activity will finish as the show moves from the industry to public days. All in all, except for…
Normally, the first day of an air show brings the most orders, but this year, day 2 outpaced day 1, with substantial activity. We report below the commitments reported by the OEMs for the day, but with a grain of…
In the last few years, aircraft OEMs have built up record backlogs, particularly for re-engined narrow-body aircraft. With record order levels over the last few years, the big OEMs are planning production increases to meet the strong demand. But if…
Data summarizing aircraft orders are in for the first 9 months of 2014, and show interesting results, as shown in the table below. Unfortunately, Boeing does not break out orders among the three variants of the 737MAX, making it more difficult to…
Etihad Airways has ordered 30 Boeing 787-10 models from Boeing, which when combined with its existing 41 orders for the 787-9 make Etihad the largest customer in the Boeing 787 family with commitments for 71 aircraft. In addition to…