Posts Tagged ‘Airline Deliveries’
Airbus and Boeing Delivery increased in November by 15%, dcombined 144 aircraft
Airbus and Boeing delivered a combined 144 aircraft during November, 25 more than the 119 units that the duo delivered in the previous month, and 19 (15%) more than the two manufacturers achieved in the same month of 2016. By handing over 144 aircraft, November becomes the most productive month this year so far for…
Read MoreBoeing Forecasts Stable Growth, Diversified Funding in 2018
According to a Boeing forecast, the plane-maker anticipates diverse markets and participants will continue the upward trend in availability of efficient financing for record new aircraft deliveries in the next year. Boeing says approximately $139 billion in new aircraft funding will be needed in 2018, up $17 billion from 2017. Innovations in aircraft finance will…
Read MoreAirbus posts modest August deliveries
Airbus said on Wednesday it had delivered eight A320neo-family jets in August and 76 so far this year, highlighting uncertainty over its 2017 delivery schedule after delays in receiving engines from its U.S. supplier. Deliveries of the newest member of Airbus’s narrowbody jet family, which generates most of its profits, have been disrupted by delays…
Read MoreAirbus, Boeing – June 2017 aircraft orders & deliveries
Boeing and Airbus delivered 75 and 64 commercial jets in June 2017, respectively, compared to 74 and 64 during the same month last year. This year to date, Boeing has delivered 352 jets (375 by this time last year), while Airbus has delivered 306 (298 in 2016). In 2016, Boeing delivered 748 jets (762 in…
Read MoreAirbus Predicts Significant Aircraft Growth by 2036
According to Airbus, the amount of aircraft seating between 100 passengers and 500 passengers will grow from close to 19,000 to over 40,000 by 2036. This would significantly exceed the current growth rate of 4.4% per year. However, according to the aircraft manufacturer, the quantity of new planes will not be the only numbers rising.…
Read MoreBoeing outshines Airbus in wide-body market; A match on single-aisle March deliveries
Airbus is talking to airlines about possibly upgrading its popular single-aisle airliner, even before Boeing’s plans for a competing plane have gotten off the drawing board. Neither company has any orders for the new jets — those could be years away. The industry keeps a close eye on what the two giants are doing behind…
Read MoreAirbus delivery targets in jeopardy in 2017 following supplier issues
Airbus has experienced delivery slowdowns for customers due to faulty engine production , The Wall Street Journal reported. Engine maker Pratt & Whitney has replaced numerous geared turbofans on multiple A320neo planes already delivered by Airbus. The French plane maker also sources engines from GE and Safran SA, which will provide about half of the…
Read MoreBoeing tops Airbus jet deliveries by $15B in 2016
Thanks to a large order from Iran booked in December, Airbus sold more airplanes than Boeing in 2016. But Boeing built more airplanes last year, especially the higher-value large jets. Airbus data released Wednesday reveal that the European jet maker booked a sale for 98 airplanes to Iran in December, which allowed it to outsell…
Read MoreBoeing set to deliver more planes in 2016
The company said it would deliver between 745 and 750 commercial planes, up from an earlier estimate of 740 to 745 – but below last year’s 762. Boeing said demand for aircraft remained strong and that efforts to boost profitability were on track. Net profit for the three months to September rose by a third…
Read MoreLow-cost air travel will drive trillion-dollar airline spending spree, says Boeing
European airlines will spend $1.1 trillion on new aircraft over the next two decades as air travel booms and demand for smaller, low-cost carriers soars, according to US giant Boeing. The aircraft maker predicts that European airlines will need more than 7,500 new aircraft by 2035, which, based on its current catalogue prices, would mean a spending spree…
Read MoreAirbus sticks by A350 delivery target
Mixed with the recent fanfare for Airbus for its recent milestone 10,000th delivery was also the intrigue of an annual delivery goal for one of its newest aircraft tightening by the day. The aircraft in question is Airbus’ A350, it’s next-generation wide-body rival to the Boeing Co.’s (NYSE: BA) 787 Dreamliner. The delivery of an…
Read MoreAirbus to overtake Boeing on aircraft output rates by 2020
Airbus believes it will overtake the Boeing Co. as the world’s largest commercial aircraft maker in 2020. Boeing has held that distinction for since 2012 by delivering more planes annually than Airbus. But Airbus’ CEO Fabrice Bregier, according to a report from Reuters, told German newspaper Welt that his company has retaking that crown in…
Read MoreIran says aircraft deliveries dependent on talks with Airbus, Boeing
The negotiations are underway and Iran has not reached an agreement with the two aircraft manufacturers, Araqchi said. Following the implementation of the last year’s nuclear accord, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), between Iran and six world powers, Airbus and Boeing received permission, less than a month ago, from the U.S.…
Read MoreAirbus hits 10,000 milestone
Airbus has delivered its 10,000th plane – something that few imagined as the first one entered service over 40 years ago. The company has gone from awkward European collaboration to market leader. European plane manufacturer Airbus on Friday passed a significant milestone. It delivered its 10,000th aircraft. The ceremony took place at Airbus’ main base in Toulouse, France. The…
Read MoreAirbus to Reduce Its Annual A380 Production Output to 12 Units in 2018
European aerospace manufacturer Airbus announced on Tuesday its plan to cut back the production-line output of its A380 airliner due to sagging sales. The France-based multinational company is to reduce its annual production of the large-bodied, double-decker A380 down to 12 units in 2018, in contrast to the 27 units slated for delivery this year.…
Read MoreDozens of Boeing and Airbus deliveries put back by Turkish Airlines
Turkish Airlines said it plans to postpone dozens of Airbus and Boeing narrow-body jets as it contends with a turbulent travel market following terror attacks in Istanbul and Europe. The carrier is delaying deliveries of 39 of the upgraded single-aisle planes originally scheduled for 2018 to 2020, the company said in a filing at the…
Read MoreBoeing 787 delays coincided with spike in Airbus A330 leases
“Because of the 787 delays, customers took a closer look at the A330.” The 787’s early troubles might be in the past, but the Boeing Co. is still living with the hangover. The symptoms include resilient competition from Airbus’ A330 program. When Boeing rolled out the 787 last decade, many industry watchers considered it a…
Read MoreTop Airbus A320neo Customer IndiGo Looks to Slow Deliveries
IndiGo, the biggest customer for Airbus Group SE’s A320neo jets, is considering slowing deliveries of the single-aisle aircraft to give supplier Pratt & Whitney more time to upgrade the model’s engines. The Indian carrier may seek the delivery slowdown “to allow Pratt & Whitney to catch up on the production of upgraded engines,” InterGlobe Aviation…
Read MoreAirbus battles A350 backlog
At the halfway point of the year, three-quarters of the 50 A350s which Airbus planned to deliver in 2016 had still to be handed over. Not to mention the number of A320neo deliveries which have been shunted to the second half as a result of the need to modify Pratt & Whitney geared turbofans. Airbus…
Read MoreSouthwest Postpones Delivery of 67 Boeing 737 Max Jetliners
Southwest Airlines Co. will postpone delivery of 67 Boeing Co. 737 Max 8 aircraft by as many as six years, pushing $1.9 billion of spending on planes into the next decade. The airline also plans to accelerate six 737-800 orders to next year from 2018 to help cover the already announced early retirement of its…
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