There is a theme among industry followers that the airline industry is facing a growing pilot shortage. Generally, this has been a US-focused issue (link1, link 2). But the problem exists in Asia as well. The issue is important to…
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics reported on June 16 that U.S. airlines’ system wide (domestic and international) scheduled service load factor fell to 82.3% in March, seasonally adjusted, falling for the third consecutive month. The DoT…
Airline flight operations are manifestly impacted by many exogenous events. e-Taxi company, WheelTug, has developed a method of helping airlines solve the gate pushback as part of flight operations. Based on an analysis of nearly 7,000 flights, using FlightWatching, WheelTug…
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Antonov Airlines has added another aircraft to its freighter fleet. This is the amazing AN-22. Dating from 1964, this is the largest turboprop still flying. Antonov says it has a payload of 60 tonnes. The aircraft will be based out…
Aircraft and engine manufacturers spend considerably to continuously improve their products after they enter service. Virtually every aircraft and every engine have several performance improvement campaigns during their life cycle. Typically, about every five to ten years, OEMs bundle aerodynamic…