Airbus believes the market for very large aircraft (VLA) such as its double-decker A380 is a growing one as long-haul travel increases and slot constrained airports leave airlines little choice but to upgauge on existing routes to meet demand. The Toulouse-headquartered manufacturer published its Global Market Forecast (GMF), a look at aircraft deliveries between 2015
Boeing has revised upwards its market forecast for aircraft deliveries over the next 20 years, with the rise of low-cost carriers, the Chinese market and global economic growth fuelling demand for passenger travel and cargo volumes. The Boeing Current Market Outlook (CMO) for 2015-2034, published on Friday (Australian time), said 38,050 aircraft would be delivered
Boeing says the development of the 737 MAX is progressing on schedule as work begins on the wings for the first test aircraft. The company said on Tuesday (US time) its Renton production facility has started assembling the wings of the updated, re-engined and more fuel efficient model of the existing 737. This content is
Airbus is contemplating the remarkable industrial feat of building more than 60 A320 Family aircraft a month. Airbus chief operating officer for customers John Leahy told the European airliner manufacturer’s annual “Innovation Days” media briefing on Thursday that a healthy order backlog likely to be sustained by growing demand for air travel in the Asia
The A380 was one of the top topics of discussion at this year’s “Airbus Innovation Days”, Airbus’s annual media briefing for the aviation media, and not least because the location of this year’s event was the European planemaker’s A380 final assembly line facilities at Toulouse. Ten years after its first flight, the future of the
Embraer expects airlines in Australia and New Zealand will require up to 50 jet aircraft in the 70- to 130-seat market over the next decade as it touts the suitability of its new generation E2 jets for the local market. The Brazil-based manufacturer recently brought a mockup of its E2 jets to Sydney as part