UPDATE – Turkish Airlines has announced the first part of its anticipated large aircraft order by ordering ten Airbus A350-900s, the airline said in a stock exchange filing on September 1. The aircraft will be delivered between 2025 and 2027. The…
The FAA is requesting the inspection of more General Electric GE90s, as the regulator has reason to believe that a powder metal contamination issue is affecting more parts in the high-pressure turbine area than previously thought. A notice for proposed rulemaking…
Once again, Schiphol is the focal point of the airline industry this week. Despite urgent calls from airlines and IATA to leave a decision about the airport’s 2024 capacity to the new government after the November elections, the current ‘caretaker’ government…
China’s Big Three airlines – Air China, China Southern, and China Eastern – all have now reported their half-year 2023 results. The picture that emerges is that all three have significantly reduced their losses, but have some way to go until…
Regular readers of this site know that we focus on the Middle of the Market (MoM) a lot. This focus is not just being opinionated. The data support the importance of focusing on the MoM segment. The eye-catching number that…
The plucky NYC airline is growing its trans-Atlantic footprint. JetBlue just added JFK-Amsterdam this week, with Boston to follow soon. It flies the right aircraft for the campaign. It has a good product. But is this enough? The North Atlantic market…