Apple's plans for the MacBook Air are unclear, given the similarities between the new Retina MacBook and the MacBook Air. It's possible Apple will phase out the MacBook Air line as technology improves and allows the price of the Retina MacBook to come down.
The fact that the 13-inch MacBook Air was upgraded with 8GB of base RAM in April of 2016 does not bode well for additional updates later in the year. The minor spec bump suggests Apple will not be introducing further MacBook Air changes, perhaps signaling the end of the MacBook Air lineup.
According to KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, Apple is replacing the MacBook Air with the Retina MacBook. Apple will keep the MacBook Air around as a low-cost Apple notebook option, but will not introduce further updates.
Citing a source within the Chinese supply chain, Japanese site Mac Otakara said Apple would announce new MacBook Air models within the month of June, with shipments set to begin in August, but no such announcement happened.
The site said Apple would discontinue the smaller 11-inch MacBook Air and introduce new 13 and 15-inch models equipped with Thunderbolt 3/USB-C ports. Previous reports have mentioned 13 and 15-inch MacBook Air models, but it is believed those actually reference the MacBook Pro, and it's a good chanceMac Otakara's report did as well.
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