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Day June 3, 2021

US Airline Fleet Status

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As we watch the industry go through a restart, here is a model of what each has registered. Please click the double arrow at the bottom right to optimize your view of the model. Views: 16

United goes supersonic with Boom order

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United Airlines has surprised the aviation community today by announcing a firm order for fifteen Boom Supersonic Overture airliners , plus 35 options. The deal comes just weeks after Aerion pulled the plug on its SST business jet, which put…

Insight: Change Comes Slowly in Aviation

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Change comes slowly in aviation. While technology has improved immensely in recent years, aviation regulators loathe changing processes that are essentially obsolete and less safe than they should be. There is an inertia in aviation regulation much akin to the…

Cargo saves the day for ANA

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Despite higher than anticipated cost reductions, All Nippon Airways (ANA) has been unable to compensate for the “extremely large reduction in operating revenues” it endured in 2020. The Japanese airline suffered a net loss of  ¥-451.3 billion compared to ¥59.3 billion…