Lufthansa Group announced its 2023 earnings with the third-best financial results in its history. These results come as the airline faces, yet again, industrial action by ground workers and other staff. Lufthansa Group doubled its net profit from €791m to…
Several articles from the recent Singapore show said COMAC was on the move, and the duopoly was under some threat. Reuters spoke of COMAC upstaging Airbus and Boeing, and Bloomberg spoke of COMAC stealing the limelight. After the show, COMAC…
This model uses the DoT’s on-time dataset. It lists the major US airlines and the top ten origins and destinations. The tables list departure and arrival delays plus taxi times. Click the “+” sign next to a year and see…
America’s March 4th order for new narrowbodies from Boeing, Airbus, and Embraer made headlines as a big vote of confidence for the MAX program. The deal further cemented the A321NEO’s position as the narrowbody airliner of choice. However, under the…
The FAA has granted a light-sport aircraft airworthiness exemption to Pipistrel’s two-seat, high-wing Velis Electro. This allows U.S. flight schools to operate this electrically-powered aircraft for flight training. The Pipistrel Velis Electro is the world’s first commercially available, type-certified electric…
Boeing and Ethiopian Airlines announced a firm order for 8 Boeing 777-9 aircraft and options for 12 additional aircraft. Ethiopian will be the first African operator of the 777-9, building on its 2023 order for 11 787 Dreamliners and 20…