Airbus does not see any change in demand or supply chain relief for the A320neo family as a result of the Boeing 737 MAX grounding. “An A320 is an A320 and a MAX is a MAX,” CEO Guillaume Faury said April 30, presenting the company’s first-quarter results. The current situation “is not changing the mid- to long-term picture,” Faury stated. “We have a very strong backlog for the A320neo and we are limited by the supply chain.” 





Southwest looking at Airbus instead of the MAX


Michael Brown
Dallas, Texas (ANN) – Southwest Airlines who operates out of Baltimore Washington Thurgood Marshall Airport has always been an All-Boeing operator.
A story that was first broken by aviation expert write Jon Ostrower has stated that Southwest Airlines has sent representatives on a tour for consulting related to the Airbus A220 operators.
The airline’s choice to look at Airbus can not come at a worst time as Boeing is dealing with the fallout from its MAX aircraft that has been grounded for just over a month.
The Airbus A220 is a family of narrow body, twin engine, medium range jet airliners. They are marketed by Airbus but designed and built by Canadian manufacturer Bombarier Aerospace. The aircraft has two different variations that cost any where from $79.5 to $89.5 million. As of February 28, 2019 there are only 60 built.
Southwest Airlines operates the world’s largest Boeing 737 fleet. They have 754 Boeing 737s in service with an additional 276 on order. They are also the biggest MAX operator with 34 aircraft. This recent move has surprised the aviation industry as a while.