China Used 20 Airbus Jets for a C919 Concession
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 Airline schedule padding – 1Q26 update
We updated our model to include March 2026, and here’s how the data appears. Browse the four pages and use the menus to select routes you fly. The results will show how the airlines are performing. Schedule padding (also known…
The A321XLR Is the Headline. Pratt Is the Story
easyJet and Schiphol launch etaxi
At Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, something quiet is taking place. Four easyJet Airbus A320neo aircraft are being prepared for a new etaxi solution. Today, the airline and the airport officially launched Europe’s first full-scale electric TaxiBot operation for Airbus aircraft. It…
Italy’s Airbus Tanker Deal Signals Shift
Italy’s decision to order six Airbus A330 MRTT tankers is about far more than replacing aging refueling aircraft. The tanker competition increasingly mirrors commercial aerospace itself: platform ecosystems, sustainment networks, production scale, and industrial resilience now matter as much as…
Aviation’s New Crisis Is a Three-Way Collision
For much of the post?pandemic recovery, the commercial aviation industry operated under a comforting assumption: demand solves most problems. Travelers returned faster than expected, international markets reopened, and airlines regained pricing power after years of brutal competition. That phase may…