21 Nov, 2024 CEO Ortberg's Frank Assessment of Boeing By David Nolletti Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg has been on the job since August, or roughly three and half months, and he addressed Boeing employees on...
18 Nov, 2024 Is Spirit Airlines Bankruptcy Plan Confirmable? By David Nolletti Ultra-low-cost carrier Spirit Airlines filed for protection under Chapter 11 of the US Bankruptcy Code today in the Southern District of...
14 Nov, 2024 Transformative Transatlantic Technology: Flight Trends By David Nolletti For many road warriors, the idea of a transatlantic single-aisle flight does not conjure images of relaxation and comfort, and I recall...
14 Nov, 2024 Another US Export Product: Bankruptcy Jurisdiction By Jabier Arbeloa Aurelio Garcia-Miro The United States, the world’s second-largest exporter of goods and services, is increasingly exporting a less tangible service:...
11 Nov, 2024 Is Boeing Overpaying for Spirit AeroSystems? By David Nolletti Spirit's Q3 Results In its Q3 earnings announcement, Spirit AeroSystems disclosed that a "substantial doubt" exists about the company's...
06 Nov, 2024 Business Aviation Is Soaring, Creating Lucrative Investment Opportunities By David Nolletti Business aviation, often maligned as an excess enjoyed by the rich and famous, has experienced a resurgence since 2019 and the COVID-19...
05 Nov, 2024 Boeing Strike Ends - Too Late to Stop Massive B737MAX Disruption? By David Nolletti Boeing and the machinist's union came to mutually agreeable terms and ended the strike that began on September 13. Members agreed to a...
01 Nov, 2024 In Defense Planning, Shipping Is the Achilles Heel for the American Military By David Nolletti Brigadier General John J. Pershing, Commander of American Expeditionary Forces in World War I once famously said, “Infantry wins battles,...
31 Oct, 2024 A Tale of Two Aerospace Rivals By David Nolletti "It was the best of times; it was the worst of times..." in A Tale of Two Cities, Dickens may have contrasted Paris and London, but in...
28 Oct, 2024 Better, Faster, Cheaper... Pick Any Two. eVTOL Manufacturer Lilium Files for Insolvency By David Nolletti Some business plans face technical hurdles that are daunting, require tremendous funding, and entail enormous risk, and the eVTOL market...
24 Oct, 2024 As a Boeing Strike Persists, Excess Inventory Will Impact the Aerospace Supply Chain By David Nolletti Rejection Hurts IAM union members rejected Boeing's latest contract proposal yesterday, with a majority of members voting “no” to a...
23 Oct, 2024 How Sanctions Are Impacting Domestic Russian Air Travel and Reshaping Production By David Nolletti Actions Have Consequences For domestic air travel in Russia, Western sanctions imposed following Russia's invasion of Ukraine certainly...
22 Oct, 2024 Spirit Airlines Creditors Kicking the Can in a Presidential Election Year By David Nolletti Spirit Airlines had agreed to be acquired by rival JetBlue, but that deal was blocked by a federal judge at the beginning of 2024 due to...
18 Oct, 2024 Science Fiction Is No Longer Fiction Thanks to SpaceX By David Nolletti SpaceX continues to revolutionize space exploration and push the boundaries of the possible, blurring the lines that distinguish fiction...
16 Oct, 2024 Technological Advancement and Implications for Defense Suppliers By David Nolletti Technological Advancement and Defense Programs The rate of technical advancement has—and will—continue to have a profound impact on...
14 Oct, 2024 The Looming Commercial Aerospace Supply Chain Insolvency By David Nolletti Just when you thought it couldn't get any worse for members of the commercial aerospace supply chain, along comes a strike and work...