Commercial Aviation Boeing 737 MAX simulators are in high demand. They are flawed. – Source: New York Times Can Boeing be Safe, Profitable and Wise? – Source: Forbes Boeing’s response to the 737 Max crisis confused and frightened people, making…
Ryanair, Europe’s low-cost and low-fare champion, has seen its FY2019 profit drop by 29 percent thanks to… low fares. The Irish LCC announced a EUR 1.02bln profit on May 20, compared to EUR 1.45bln for FY2018. Ryanair at 139.1 million…
Easyjet has ended HY1 2019 with a headline loss before tax of £-275mln, compared to -18mln the previous year. Total loss before tax is -272mln (-68mln). Still, the airline said on May 17 it has delivered in line with expectations.…
Singapore Airlines is reasonably satisfied with the results for its fiscal year 2018-2019 it announced on May 16. A net profit of $682.7mln was down from the previous year’s $1.301bln, but results are still solid in a nervous environment. Singapore…
Commercial Aviation Post Lion Air 737 MAX crash, Boeing told U.S. pilots it could have a software fix ready in about 6 weeks. Now, 24 weeks later, Boeing says its software fix is ready– Source: Seattle Times Boeing Statement on…
In congressional testimony yesterday at the House Aviation subcommittee, several congressmen in their statements and questioning blamed pilots at Lion Air and Ethiopian Airlines for the crashes, even making the extreme statements that US trained pilots could have handled the…