Airbus is getting serious about developing a new generation of zero-emission airliners, the first of which should be available around 2035. The next-gen Airbus of airliners is to fly on hydrogen, it said on September 21. CEO Guillaume Faury has…
Despite the dire position of many airlines and the world’s economy likely to head into a recession as the recovery of Covid-19 takes longer, there are still signs that the airline industry is seen as a good investment. Take for…
AirInsight US Airline Index Commercial Aviation French Bee eyes arrival of A350-1000s – FlightGlobal Southwest takes 115 of its 737-800s out of service – DallasNews How Soviets decided four was the magic number – FlightGlobal The unending MAX debacle –…
The US DoT’s T-2 dataset may be the most useful for the areas we cover – it has many interesting data points. Several of our data models make use of this source, directly or in combination with other DoT datasets.…
AirInsight US Airline Performance Index COMMERCIAL AVIATION U.S. House probe of 737 MAX finds ‘disturbing pattern’ of Boeing failures and ‘grossly insufficient’ FAA oversight – Seattle Times U.S. Senate panel delays vote on aircraft certification reforms – Reuters ATR: First…
The design of the Boeing 737 MAX was marred by technical design failures, lack of transparency with both regulators and customers, and efforts to downplay or disregard concerns about the operation of the aircraft. Concerns about the safety of the…