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Addison Schonland
Co-Founder AirInsight. My previous life includes stints at Shell South Africa, CIC Research, and PA Consulting. Got bitten by the aviation bug and ended up an Avgeek. Then the data bug got me, making me a curious Avgeek seeking data-driven logic. Also, I appreciate conversations with smart people from whom I learn so much. Summary: I am very fortunate to work with and converse with great people.
US Options for limited AMS slots next summer
Amsterdam Schiphol decided to limit slots next summer. Here is a link to the airport’s Capacity Declaration for Summer 2024. And here is the airport’s explanation to the cargo community. Reaction from the US airlines was negative. The US DoT…
Boeing 2023 Orders & Deliveries
The MAX9 fallout
More information is coming out about the MAX 9 event on flight AS1282. Here’s our earlier coverage on this (1 ,2,3,4). Here’s a list of MAX 9 operators. There is some debate about the fleet size; we have seen 171…
Alaska Airlines and the MAX 9
The Boeing 737 MAX 9 plays a major role in Alaska’s fleet update. The growth in the MAX 9 fleet is changing the airline’s profile, as the following chart illustrates. The chart shows that Alaska has the highest percentage of…
COMAC’s C919 ambitions
A South China Morning Post report describes COMAC’s growing ambitions. The key language is: “…promote the certification of its domestically built narrowbody passenger jet in Europe this year.” There is no doubt that COMAC wants to grow its market share…