Air traffic growth vs. aircraft orders
Taking the topic of the headline of this post I want to share some reflections on the commercial aircraft market. The first is how closely air traffic growth is correlated to world economic growth....
View ArticleWill Boeing 787 ever break-even?
Boeing 787, the Dreamliner, made its first commercial flight with Japanese airline All Nippon Airways between Tokyo and Hong Kong. The event has been widely covered in general and specialized press....
View ArticleMore on Boeing 787 break even
After the post I wrote the last week with an analysis of when could Boeing 787 break even (Will Boeing 787 ever break even?), I received some feedback in the form of emails, comments in the blog and...
View ArticleA380 sales compared to 747 sales at program start
Some weeks ago, in a discussion with a colleague we tried to put into context whether the A380 sales were such a dismal or not. My colleague first plotted A380 orders since the program launch (2001) in...
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