Civil aerospace news and insights from Forecast International
In 2020, the South Korean multinational Hyundai Motor Group announced its intention to enter the nascent advanced air mobility market to the world with the unveiling of its S-A1 eVTOL …
UAM Snapshot – Supernal S-A2 Read More
UAM Snapshot – Textron eAviation Nexus As the global parent provider of some of the world’s most ubiquitous commercial rotorcraft platforms, Textron is seeking to leverage its established expertise, infrastructural …
UAM Snapshot – Textron eAviation Nexus Read More
Aiming to leverage the advantages provided by its position as the world’s third-largest civil aircraft manufacturer and the regional hegemon of Latin American aviation, in 2020 Brazilian multinational Embraer established …
UAM Snaphost – Eve-100 Read More
In the emerging race to capture the burgeoning Urban Air Mobility (UAM) market, small startups and aviation industry titans are competing side by side to develop and offer innovative flight …
UAM Snapshot – CityAirbus NextGen Read More
As the A330 has matured, the retrofit market for the model has grown considerably. With the series having widely proliferated across both the civil and military sectors and continuing to …
A330 Retrofits Recover in Tandem with Passenger Demand Read More
The Airbus A320 family of jets is the direct competitor to Boeing’s 737 family, and it has enjoyed significant success in recent years. The introduction of the New Engine Option …
Recent Disruptions Belie Long-Term Potential of A320 Retrofit Market Read More
If the dominant themes of 2022 across the commercial aviation sector were burgeoning structural stabilization and the cautious consolidation of emergent financial gains, then 2023 has been defined by rejuvenation …
As 2023 Draws to a Close, Airlines Apply Lessons Learned Read More
In the immediate aftermath of the Russian Federation’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the United States and European Union quickly moved to impose a far-reaching regime of sanctions on …
Maintenance Pressures Mount for Russian Commercial Operators Read More
Passenger-to-freighter (P2F) conversions of existing aircraft stocks represent a cost-effective means of filling out overall carrying capacity in a time of growth. They also present an opportunity to transform excess …
777 P2F Market Ebbs and Flows with E-Commerce Demand Read More
After several years of tumult precipitated by a one-two punch of black swan events – the grounding of the MAX fleet in 2020 and the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic …
737 Retrofit Market Transitions Out of the Black Swan Era Read More