Benjamin Katz, Bloomberg
Often, short-haul low-cost airlines prefer just one fleet type to maximize efficiency. But Spirit might break from tradition and add a new aircraft type. If it does, we're betting it chooses the Airbus A220.
4 weeks ago
Brian Sumers, Skift
Asian airlines still cling to first class, but is the product necessary anymore? Some carriers are rethinking their strategies.
4 weeks ago
Oliver Sachgau, Bloomberg
Airbus acknowledges that the "explainability" of artificial intelligence is an impediment to getting regulators to sign off on certain products. Passengers will definitely need some very good explainers, too.
4 weeks ago
Julie Johnsson, Bloomberg
Boeing produced about 20 more aircraft than Airbus last year, giving it the the title of the world's biggest commericial aircraft manufacturer. That's all nice. But how long will this crazy global duopoly last. Surely, China is on the rise, right?
1 month ago
Benjamin Katz, Bloomberg
Whether Airbus delivered 790 aircraft last year or 800 is probably immaterial. It's a big number either way. But how long can this boom in aircraft manufacturing last? Surely not forever, right?
2 months ago
Christopher Jasper, Bloomberg
Tick-tock. Tick-tock. The race is on for Airbus to meet a year-end goal of delivering 800 jetliners. But Boeing still looks like it will deliver more. But who knows? Three days and counting.
2 months ago
Chris Bryant, Bloomberg
For commercial airline manufacturers, business has never been better. But Airbus took some shortcuts over the past decade, and those are catching up to the company. Anti-corruption authorities in the United States and Europe are investigating whether the manufacturer broke laws to win sales. That's not good.
2 months ago
Christopher Jasper, Bloomberg
Airlines are begging engine manufacturers for more reliable technology. They hate taking a plane out of service for engine trouble. Perhaps AI will be the solution that improves reliability. Or maybe not.
3 months ago
Benjamin Katz, Bloomberg
Incoming Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury is preparing for the transition, and will hopefully help the company deliver its aircraft on time.
3 months ago
Benjamin Katz, Bloomberg
Airbus and Boeing have been updating their narrow-body cash cows — the Airbus A320 family and Boeing 737 — for decades. That has worked well enough, allowing them to deliver better fuel burn to airlines at limited cost. But it's time for the manufacturers to build a new narrow-body aircraft from scratch.
3 months ago
Benjamin Katz , Bloomberg
Guillaume Faury will take control of the Airbus group in April, and the rush to deliver a record number of aircraft in the fourth quarter, given engine delays and other problems, will assuredly be a big test for him.
4 months ago
Julie Johnsson, Benjamin Katz and Richard Weiss, Bloomberg
Lufthansa has been a major Boeing customer for decades. But until recently, it has not seen a need for Boeing 787s at any of its group airlines. Is it changing its strategy? Or does it simply want more leverage with Airbus?
4 months ago