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by Richard Pettibone, Aerospace & Defense Companies Analyst, Forecast International. With the glory days of the recent record-setting boom a memory, both Boeing and Airbus are adapting their operations as …
Boeing Confronts Challenges of a New Administration and Cooling Commercial Sales Read Moreby J. Kasper Oestergaard, European Correspondent. Boeing and Airbus delivered 44 and 25 commercial jets in January 2017, respectively, compared to 49 and 22 during the same month last year. …
2017 Off to a Very Slow Start – Boeing Leads January Deliveries and Orders Read MoreBy Douglas Royce, Senior Aerospace Analyst, Forecast International. Bell Helicopter plans to terminate production of the 206L4 LongRanger during the first half of 2017, according to a report by Flight …
Bell 206L4 LongRanger Termination Makes Sense Read Moreby J. Kasper Oestergaard, European Correspondent. Airbus Delivers 111 Jets in Wild Year-End Rally, Logs 321 Net Orders Boeing and Airbus delivered 67 and 111 commercial jets in December 2016, …
Airbus and Boeing Report December and Full-Year 2016 Aircraft Orders and Deliveries Read Moreby J. Kasper Oestergaard, European Correspondent. Boeing and Airbus delivered 64 and 61 commercial jets in November 2016, respectively, compared to 71 and 61 during the same month last year. …
Airbus, Boeing – November a Weak Month in Orders Race Read MoreBy Ray Jaworowski, Senior Aerospace Analyst, Forecast International. Embraer has postponed service entry of its new E175-E2 regional jet by approximately one year. Originally targeted for 2020, the E175-E2 is …
E175-E2 Service Entry Postponed to 2021 Read Moreby J. Kasper Oestergaard, European Correspondent. Boeing and Airbus each delivered 54 commercial jets in October 2016, compared to 58 and 49 during the same month last year, respectively. As …
Airbus, Boeing Report October 2016 Commercial Aircraft Orders and Deliveries Read MoreBy Ray Jaworowski, Senior Aerospace Analyst, Forecast International. Although business jet production is unlikely to match the skyrocketing output seen in the mid-2000s any time soon, Forecast International’s Platinum Forecast …
Business Jet Market to Resume Positive Growth Trend Read Moreby Douglas Royce, Senior Aerospace Analyst, Forecast International. COMAC’s ARJ21-700 program delivered its second aircraft to launch customer Chengdu Airlines in October 2016. The company delivered the airline’s first aircraft …
COMAC Slowly Ramps Up ARJ21 Production Read Moreby J. Kasper Oestergaard, European Correspondent. Boeing and Airbus delivered 72 and 62 commercial jets in September 2016, compared to 77 and 49 during the same month last year, respectively. …
Boeing, Airbus Tied at 380 Net Orders Each – Surge in A320ceo Cancellations Read More