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Today, on 15th Jan, 2018 Airbus has released a press note stating price list for all its aircrafts. There has been an increment of 2% on product line. John Leahy, Chief Operating Officer Customers, Airbus Commercial Aircraft justified the increment by stating their continuous investments in aircraft programmes to maximise the value for the customers. Airbus Aircraft 2018 Average List Prices (USD Millions): (01) A318 - 77.4 (02) A319 - 92.3 (03) A320 - 101 (04) A321 - 118.3 (05) A319neo - 101.5 (06) A320neo - 110.6 (07) A321neo - 129.5 (08) A330-200 - 238.5 (09) A330-800neo - 259.9 (10) A330-200 Freighter - 241.7 (11) A330-300 - 264.2 (12) A330-900neo - 296.4 (13) A350-800 - 280.6 (14) A350-900 - 317.4 (15) A350-1000 - 366.5 (16) A380 - 445.6 It is important to note that price depends on design weights, engines choice, and level of selected customisation. To know why  Boeing 747s are getting retired, click here.

Hendrik Tennekes once said, " The Boeing 747 is the commuter train of the global village ." Little did he know that one day, 747 would stop flying at all. It's been more than 40 years. ' King of the skies ' is vanishing continuously today. American carrier Delta discontinues its last 747 in December, 2017 and thus taking the number of 747s in the US to zero. The retirement announcement spurred a wave of nostalgia for a plane that for better or worse forever changed the way people traveled. Today, a handful of operators use this majestic aircraft which includes Lufthansa, Air India, British Airways, etc. Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental Boeing started 747 family back in 1969. It was a huge achievement for Boeing. Competitors were nowhere near to beat it. Aircraft use double-deck configuration and uses four engines. This is something which had a main role in the decrement of its use. Just like Airbus A380, 747 is also fuel hungry. But unlike A380, it is a bi

Indian Aviation Sector Growth: India is one of the fast-growing aviation sectors in the world right now. With a population of 1.3 billion people, domestic traffic expanded at a CAGR of 11.46% over FY06-17, while international passenger traffic registered growth at a CAGR of 8.33% over FY06-17. Freight traffic is expected to cross 11.4 million tonnes by 2032.        Currently, there are several airlines operating in India. Here, only major ones are mentioned. (1) Air India : Air India is owned by Government of India. Founded on 15 October, 1932 as Tata Airlines. Fleet: Airbus A319-100: 22 Airbus A320-200: 17 Airbus A320neo: 10 Airbus A321-200: 20 Boeing 747-400: 4 Boeing 777-200LR: 3 Boeing 777-300ER: 12 Boeing 787-8: 26 (2) Indigo Airlines : Interglobe Enterprises is the parent company for Indigo and it was founded in 2005. It is a low-cost carrier. Fleet: Airbus A320-200: 116 Airbus A320neo: 27 ATR 72-600: 1 (

Airbus  &  Boeing are two main big players in aviation industry right now. Even though  Embraer is picking up slowly, these two giants have a long history of the rivalry. Both behemoths have products that have direct competition with each other. Airbus and Boeing (1) Airbus A320 vs Boeing 737 - Short range (6000-8000 km) - Single-aisle - 150-180 seating capacity - $80-100 million per unit (2) Airbus A330 vs Boeing 787 - Medium range (11000-13000 km) - Double aisle - 280-320 seating capacity - $200-240 million per unit (3) Airbus A350 vs Boeing 777 - Medium-to-long range (13000-14000 km) - Double aisle - 320-380 seating capacity - $250-280 million per unit (4) Airbus A380 vs Boeing 747 - Long range (14000-16000 km) - Double aisle - Double floor - 400-800 seating capacity - $350-380 million per unit

If you ever got befuddled by the conversation between Air Traffic Controller and the pilot, and wondered what it meant, it is just that they use different kind of alphabet so that the person on the other hand can listen it carefully without errors. Pronunciation of every letter is replaced by a word sounding uniquely in whole set. A - Alpha B - Bravo C - Charlie D - Delta E - Echo F - Foxtrot G - Golf H - Hotel I - India J - Juliet K - Kilo L - Lima M - Mike N - November O - Oscar P - Papa Q - Quebec R - Romeo S - Sierra T - Tango U - Uniform V - Victor W - Whiskey X - X ray Y - Yankee Z - Zulu That applies to numbers also. 1 - One 2 - Two 3 - Tree 4 - Four 5 - Fife 6 - Six 7 - Seven 8 - Eight 9 - Niner 0 - Zero Here goes nothing.

As of now, only 13 carriers are having A380s in their operational fleets. They are  Air France ,  Asiana Airlines ,  British Airways ,  China Southern ,  Emirates ,  Etihad Airways ,  Korean Air ,  Lufthansa ,  Malaysia Airlines ,  Qantas ,  Qatar Airways ,  Singapore Airlines , and  Thai Airways . Airbus A380 Here, I have collected data of A380 aircrafts which are in operation and aircrafts which are in order. Airlines Operating Airbus A380 Family Launch customer: Singapore Airlines (25th October, 2007) Highest aircrafts in operation: Emirates (100) Highest aircrafts in orders: Emirates (42) First A380 retirement: Singapore Airlines If you want to know why it's not much successful in 2017, then read my another blog  Is Airbus A380 A Failure?