Countdown at American for huge order

American Airlines is believed ready to decide on replacing as many as 250 narrow-bodies in its fleet as early as this week. The Wall Street Journal published this report Sunday outlining the stakes. We suggested recently that AA… Read More

“I (heart) A380”

People in the aviation business have a warped sense of humor (except for one aerospace company, apparently, which could be characterized as the Grinch of Aerospace). At the Paris Air Show, Airbus planned a big roll-out of its… Read More

787 deliveries this year

Boeing, on its year-end and 1Q earnings calls, suggested there will be about 40 deliveries of thy 787 and the 747-8 this year, evenly split between the two. Aerospace analysts don’t agree, at least on the 787 side…. Read More

Airbus will consider A320 production higher than 44/mo: Enders

Here’s a story we did from the Paris Air Show for Commercial Aviation Online. Date: 30/06/2011 11:43 Source: Commercial Aviation Online Location: Paris By: Scott Hamilton Airbus and Boeing are boosting production of their bread-and-butter single-aisle aircraft, the… Read More

US airlines ready orders

There has been a rash of articles this week breathlessly focusing on US carriers and the prospect they will order airplanes this year. This is no revelation, nor is the prospect that Boeing customers might line up and… Read More