How long can Spirit Airlines survive
Month August 2024
The Daily Boeing: key stories for 6 August 2024
Today’s key Boeing stories focus on the NTSB hearings on the MAX 9 Alaska Airlines door blowout and NASA’s dilemma with the Starliner capsule and its return to Earth. Executives from both Boeing and Spirit AeroSystems will testify at an…
Delta and CrowdStrike – the blame game begins
A poorly tested update from CrowdStrike resulted in a melt-down of computer systems at Delta Air Lines last month. Delta’s CEO Ed Bastian indicates that the disruption cost the carrier $500 million and that the company will be seeking legal…
The US big four and aging fleets
IndiGo offers business class on Indian routes mid-November
Delhi-based low-cost airline IndiGo is offering two-by-two business class seats on flights between metro cities in India starting in mid-November this year, Pieter Elbers, the airline’s Chief Executive Officer, announced on Monday. The new product will be called IndiGoStretch. “Booking…
End of the road for India’s GoFirst Airlines
GoFirst, which ceased operations in May last year, is to be wound up. The airline’s creditors unanimously voted to liquidate the company. The Economic Times (ET), a leading economic English daily in India, reported on Monday, quoting an unnamed source…