The Great Game continues
Our title is a play on the title of John Newhouse’s “The Sporty Game.” If you have not read it, we can recommend it for the fascinating history of the industry. Today we want to share some thoughts on how…
Month May 2023
AirAsia X to raise new capital to fully reactivate the fleet
AirAsia X intends to raise RM 50 million ($11 million) of new capital with the placement of shares with two institutional investors. Proceeds will be used for the reactivation and maintenance of some six Airbus A330s that are currently in…
Azorra concludes another Embraer E2-deal
Lessor Azorra has concluded another Embraer lease deal, the third in one week. At the LIMA’23 airshow in Malaysia, it signed an agreement for ten E195-E2s with regional airline SKS Airways. The first aircraft will be delivered in 2024. Azorra concludes…
Boeing’s new safety culture is making progress
Boeing says that it has made good progress in implementing numerous initiatives in its own organization to improve the safety culture within the company. This extends beyond the OEM, as Boeing is actively reaching out to and communicating with customers…
Lufthansa and Airbus celebrate 600 deliveries
The delivery of the 600th new Airbus aircraft to Lufthansa marks a historic milestone. Not a single airline has taken delivery of more than the German airline group, which received an A321neo with ‘600’ decals on the fuselage during a ceremony in…
KLM looks at more 787-10s or the A350-1000 or 777-9
Air France-KLM is considering purchasing more Boeing 787-10s but is also looking at the Airbus A350-1000 and Boeing 777-9 for KLM’s future long-haul fleet requirements. An order could be placed this year, Dutch aviation website Luchtvaartnieuws reports. It quotes Group…