Reports (here and here) indicate that COMAC and UAC have signed documents to formally register a joint venture to develop a widebody jet.  The concept was first mulled in 2014.  That announcement included an image of what the aircraft might look like.  That image looked like a mixture of an A330 and 787.  The image...

Emirates is an airline with a special role in the industry.   From an idea in 1985, the airline has grown to become the world's fourth largest in terms of passengers carried.  Emirates is the world's largest operator of the A380 and the 777.  Its special role in the industry is to be the great disruptor....

Japan Air Lines, as it was first known at its start in 1951,  was a state-owned airline.  It remained this way until in 1987 when it was privatized.  As happened in the US, this period was the start of deregulation.  JAL, as the airline is typically known, had to compete with domestic airlines like All...

Last week we saw a conversion from the A319neo to the A320neo by Avianca.  Today comes news that EasyJet is also doing a conversion; it is converting 30 A320neos to the larger A321neo.  This means a switch from 186 seats to 235 seats.  Vertical Research notes the arrangement with Airbus means the agreement will be...