2018 year-end transactions
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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.
Irkut rolls out third MC-21 and answers AirInsight questions
Irkut announced the rollout of the third MC-21-300 aircraft yesterday, with the following statements: “Irkut Corporation (a UAC member) completed construction of the third MC-21-300, intended for flight tests. On December 25, the aircraft was transferred from the final assembly…
The Airbus investigation
French newspaper Le Monde put out this story today. In response Airbus responded with this: “It is a known fact that Airbus is the subject of a publicly-disclosed investigation and therefore is unable to comment in any form on the…
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A330neo program gets another quiet win
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