Month May 2018
Trouble down south?
Please start with this story. This is rather alarming news. We did a quick search on FlightRadar24 to see what might be flying as Cubana. The results are sobering. There is one flight and it’s not even their aircraft. Who…
About that Uganda A330-800 deal
There’s a report out today that says the “revamped” airline is about to acquire CRJ900s. Monica Azuba Ntege, the Ugandan minister for Works spoke to a local media outlet. “We have made some deposits on the aircraft and we…
Ethiopian’s Africa strategy
Ethiopian’s CEO Tewolde GebreMariam is building a series of alliances across Africa. A 45% stake in the new Zambia Airways, 49 % in a new Chad Airlines, 49% in Guinea Airlines and 100% of Ethiopia Mozambique Airlines. Let’s take a…
Q400 gets big endorsement
Flybe Group PLC announced their fleet plans today. “After a comprehensive review of regional aircraft options, Flybe Group plc (“Flybe”), Europe’s largest regional airline, has concluded that the Bombardier Q400 is the best core aircraft for its current and…
The WTO Rules on Boeing-Airbus Dispute
Pardon me if I yawn while composing a story about the WTO, an organization that appears to have been established for the benefit of the legal profession and generally produces nothing substantive in its decisions. And typically, if it does…