An agreement has been reached between the US Justice Department and American Airlines and USAirways. The proposed settlement of anti-trust concerns, which still must be approved by the Federal District Court, includes the divestiture of 104 takeoff and landing slots…
There are 84 E-190s flown by US airlines. Embraer has delivered 482, and the US fleet accounts for 17% of the total. The following table shows the fleets for E-190 operators in the United States. Two weeks ago JetBlue deferred…
We have a great discussion about VLAs, Super Twins and regional twins. Notice the comment about the A330 being one tonne lighter than the 787. Views: 12
With the forthcoming launch of the 777-9 at the Dubai Air Show next month, the battle between the A350-1000 and 777-9 will be officially on, with two very different aircraft competing for the same market. While there is discussion of…
Yesterday the third Superjet 100 delivered to Interjet landed in Toluca (Mexico) to join two SSJ100s already in service. The aircraft was rolled out at SuperJet International’s hangar in Venice after completion of customization and the technical acceptance procedure November…
The two contenders are Airbus and Boeing. The cards on the table are A330 and A350 against the 777 and 787. This segment is going to be the biggest twin aisle market for the foreseeable future. Both OEMs offer compelling…