SpaceX Falcon9 – Successful Launch/Landing on Target
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Month December 2015
The A320neo delays
First it was Qatar. Now its IndiGo. Airbus has been doing a great job moving its neo program along. The program’s sales are substantially ahead of the competing 737 MAX. Everything looked so good until mid-December. IndiGo’s reaction to the…
Aeroflot grows fleet via Transaero collapse
Aeroflot looks it has plans to cherry-pick from the Transaero fleet. Deals with some Russian lessors allow Aeroflot put selected Transaero aircraft back into service. Aeroflot signed an LoI with VEB-Leasing, Transaero’s largest Russian lessor, for nine Boeing 747s and…
How much will Amazon disrupt the package freight business?
A report in the Seattle Times broke the story yesterday that Amazon is looking at acquiring 20 Boeing 767-300ER freighters to avoid problems with unmet deliveries during peak seasons. Amazon has been experimenting with its own delivery service, which was…
Bombardier CS100 Awarded Transport Canada Certification
Transport Canada certified the Bombardier CS100 on Thursday, clearing the way for full production and deliveries of the aircraft to launch customer Swiss in early 2016. After several program delays, this is a key milestone for Bombardier, which can now focus…
Inmarsat and their Ka connectivity solution
Inmarsat is a global connectivity provider focused on mobile connectivity solutions. They have three Ka satellites that cover the entire globe. VP Business Aviation Kurt Weidemeyer explains how they do this and why Ka is a better solution of aircraft…