Insight: Wednesday 23 September 2019: SpiceJet to Order 100 Airbus Aircraft?
Month September 2019
Embraer’s strike
Yesterday Embraer’s San Jose dos Campos operation was disrupted by strike action. When we contacted the firm we were told the action was small – 80% of the employees were at work. The remaining 20% were outside. Many of these…
Exosonic hopes to find low-boom SST-niche
Is there a market for another supersonic airliner, next to Boom Supersonic and Aerion Supersonic? The answer is a firm ‘yes’ if you talk to Norris Tie, co-founder and CEO of California-based start-up Exosonic. Tie and his partner Tim MacDonald…
Morning Call – Wednesday 25 September 2019
Summary of industry news in commercial aviation, business aviation, airlines, and social media
How realistic is Virgin Atlantic’s growth strategy? (update 9/27)
For a moment last week, it seemed we were back in the good old days of young rebel Richard Branson taking on the established Lord King, as Virgin Atlantic tried to end the monopoly of British Airways. Times have changed,…
American and United dismiss 100-seaters?
[UPDATE] Wouldn’t you know it? After this story was published the DOT updated its Form 41. Here are the latest numbers through 2Q19. Fuel burn was 54.6% of US fleet operating costs overall A319 fuel burn costs/seat/hour $13.60 – 55.5%…