Spirit Airlines is gone. The amount of digital ink being spent on the subject is amazing – far more than its market share justified. Meanwhile, the US DoT published its January OnTime, and we updated our ‘Padding’ model. The timing…
The Embraer military transport, the C390 Millennium, has just added the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to its growing customer base. The aircraft and Embraer’s military segment are on a roll, racking up sales to multiple customers in recent months, including…
There is a fascinating story that captures the messy realities of cost, geopolitics, and corporate rivalry for India’s new aerial tanker fleet. For over two decades, the Indian Air Force struggled with aging Russian Il-78MKI tankers. Multiple attempts to buy…
About 30 kilometers west of Munich, a quiet airfield is emerging as another European hub for commercial aircraft development and production. Once the birthplace of Dornier’s legendary designs, Special Airport Oberpfaffenhofen (EDMO) and its surrounding Airtech Campus have become home…
Spirit Airlines, already on shaky financial grounds, has become the first airline victim of the Netanyahu/Trump war with Iran. The dramatic increase in fuel costs after the war began became too much for Spirit to profitably operate given its existing…
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