Doug McVitie Market Quotations

The market is seasonal, so unless you have a wide network of routes, you can't spread your costs during the slower season.

The lid has been kept on a little more tightly in Europe. The pace of opening the market to competition has been slower, which has benefited the established carriers. Regulation on airport slots also means the government can control access to the sector and influence the fate of new entrants.

It's considered to be a good aircraft, flexible and right sized. It's pitched at a market that's current and developing as opposed to the 50- and 70-seaters that are really past it.

If it happens, this is a huge deal. It would be unprecedented for either Airbus or Boeing to have a production line in another country. It's an attempt to buy market share and keep Boeing from selling further to China.

If it happens, this is a huge deal -- it would be unprecedented for either Airbus or Boeing to have a production line in another country. It's an attempt to buy market share and keep Boeing from selling further to China.