production freighters

Disappearing production freighter orders — Part II

Yesterday, we began this two-part analysis of the production jet freighter market in 2017 with an overview of orders and deliveries, our thoughts on why orders have all but disappeared, and when they might return. Today we conclude it with a close-up look at each of the four types currently on offer, the carriers that ordered […]

David Harris
January 11, 2018

Production freighter orders and deliveries in 2016, Part II

Yesterday, we began our look at production freighter orders and deliveries in 2016 with an overview of the last five years, today we continue with a summary of the order, delivery, and backlog status of the four freighters currently offered by Airbus and Boeing, at the end of 2016. We begin with Airbus’ single entry, […]

David Harris
January 11, 2017

Out with the old & in with the new? Not so fast…

As we reported last week, 2015 was a strong year for new-build jet freighter orders. Today, we begin a two-part series in which we take stock of the overall state of the production freighter order books at Airbus and Boeing, and the state of the large widebody freighter fleet in general. We start with the “in […]

David Harris
January 12, 2016

Freighter orders bloom in 2015

After what appeared to be a good start, 2015 turned into something of a limbo year for air freight. By March, with the one-time boost from the US West Coast ocean port labor strife fading, it became apparent that underlying growth in demand was relatively small, and the remainder of the year brought little change. […]

David Harris
January 5, 2016

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Disappearing production freighter orders — Part II

Production freighter orders and deliveries in 2016, Part II

Out with the old & in with the new? Not so fast…

Freighter orders bloom in 2015

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