Alaska Airlines invests in blended-wing body aircraft
Month August 2024
airBaltic signs for another ten A220s
Airbus announced that the airline, its largest A220 customer, had ordered another ten A220-300s. This deal is the airline’s fourth reorder. The deal strongly signals AirBaltic’s ambitions and that the airline is looking beyond the current GTF hiccups. When its…
The Daily Boeing: key stories for 13 August 2024
Today’s key stories center about Boeing’s new CEO and strategy and how air cargo traffic has soared, a plus for Boeing. Kelly Ortberg, in a memo to employees, outlined how the company needs to restore trust, with a more hands-on…
Virgin Australia orders 8 Embraer E190-E2
Embraer has emerged as the winner in a competition between the Airbus A220 and its E190-E2 at Virgin Australia. The carrier ordered 8 E190-E2 jets to replace its long-serving Fokker 100 fleet. Deliveries are scheduled to begin in the second…
Frontier is cutting back on growth and aircraft
The Daily Boeing: key stories for 12 August 2024
Today’s key stories focus on Boeing management problems and the impact of the failure with the Starliner capsule. Stories in the press focused on analyzing the information gleaned during the NTSB hearings, which were brutally frank about Boeing’s safety failures…