Return of the MAX
Yesterday the FAA issued its list of four key items on the MAX that need to be fixed and asked for public comment. You can see the FAA’s 96-page preliminary document here. This is the event the industry has been…
Month August 2020
Morning Call – Tuesday 4 August 2020
COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT Singapore Airlines will add SilkAir’s Boeing 737s to its fleet – ExecutiveTraveller Flipping the Boeing 777-300ER to Cargo – GE Spike Aerospace hires ex-Virgin Australia CEO John Thomas – BusinessJournals FAA lays plan for Boeing 737 MAX’s return…
The four Commandments before MAX can fly again
Boeing has to complete four design changes on the MAX before the type will be certified for re-entry into service, the Federal Aviation Authority FAA has outlined in its Notice for Proposed Rulemaking on August 3. The document, which has…
The Evolving US Domestic Air Travel Market
The US airline industry continues to experiment, under severe (and mounting) pressure to find the optimal/least painful network deployment. We updated our models through the month-end and discovered that an under-reported factor bears consideration. Before the pandemic plunge, several smaller…
Morning Call – Monday 3 August 2020
COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT Where Will Boeing Be in 5 Years? – MotelyFool Air France-KLM aims to minimize fleet deferrals – FlightGlobal FAA issues emergency directive for 2,000 Boeing 737 aircraft – LARA Mitsubishi finishes SpaceJet overhaul and eyes regulator approval –…