2019 will go down as the year that electrically powered aircraft became a serious issue. The Eviation Alice at the Paris airshow attracted more attention than was expected. It won a customer order. But from where we are now to…
A couple of news stories emerged that could cast some doubt on the imminent return of the MAX. One story speaks of alternative Boeing strategies to retain production employees in the event of a factory shutdown, and another highlights United…
Being on the small side of the airline business is tough. This is an industry that favors volume and critical mass. The bigger the airline the more easily it weathers the multitudinous shocks this industry has to deal with. On…
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Malaysia’s long-haul low-cost airline AirAsia X announced ‘new’ orders with Airbus on August 30, but part of the agreement isn’t that new at all. Actually, it is more of another re-think of its fleet plans. We are talking about the purchase…
Russia is expecting the market for commercial aircraft to grow to 44.313 aircraft between 2019 and 2038, with the biggest share that of 166-200-seaters. United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) presented its latest outlook on the final trade day of the MAKS…