Lion Air and risk
Lion Air has been viewed as a risk for several years. Not a safety risk as much as a business risk for Boeing. Though as an airline with above-average accident rates (here also), the safety issue cannot be dismissed. Lion…
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.
Deliveries and a wobbly supply chain
Airbus an Boeing started off the year with high hopes for delivering 800 or more aircraft each this year. In January Boeing reported it expected to deliver 810-815 commercial aircraft during the year (including militarized variants of commercial jets). In…
Replacing the Boeing 777LR
The Bombardier vs Mitsubishi lawsuit
Is Boeing invulnerable? Podcast with Teal Group’s Richard Aboulafia
The AG600 flies
On Saturday the AG600 made its first flight from water. The program was approved in 2009 and unveiled in 2016. The plan is for AVIC to start deliveries in 2022. This is typical for Chinese aircraft programs – it…