ATW had this story today reporting how Aeroflot is seeing strong traffic growth. As the story illustrates, several of Russia’s airlines are experiencing good traffic growth. The collapse of some Russian airlines helped the survivors to improve their traffic volume…
The business aviation market was caught by surprise at EBACE this year. Bombardier announced its significantly improved Globals and also announced a new engine. The fact the OEM and engine maker were able to keep this quiet – especially these…
The air freight market has been through something of a roller coaster ride. The chart is from IATA and must have been a nailbiting ride for the industry. As IATA stated: “Overcapacity is coming mainly from an expansion of the…
We have discussed aging fleets and old aircraft before. But just how old can an aircraft get and still be in service? Our research shows that the oldest in-service commercial aircraft operate in Africa. We’d guess you’re not surprised. Here’s…
News out today from Bloomberg suggests the Indian carrier may have selected the 787 over the A330neo. This is potentially the third win in a row for Boeing. What may be going on behind the scenes that allowed Boeing to…
The Antonov 124 is a product of Soviet-era policies. Like other aircraft, after production stopped, it became ever more useful. A while ago Russia and Ukraine were talking about talking about the An-124. Before this, they are at loggerheads. The…