Ethiopian’s CEO Tewolde GebreMariam is building a series of alliances across Africa. A 45% stake in the new Zambia Airways, 49 % in a new Chad Airlines, 49% in Guinea Airlines and 100% of Ethiopia Mozambique Airlines. Let’s take a…
Flybe Group PLC announced their fleet plans today. “After a comprehensive review of regional aircraft options, Flybe Group plc (“Flybe”), Europe’s largest regional airline, has concluded that the Bombardier Q400 is the best core aircraft for its current and…
With another two stories today about in-flight component failures (Southwest, Sichuan), we are being reminded that airplanes are vulnerable. There is nothing quite like an airline/airplane scary story to catch people’s attention. The industry safety statistics are too good to…
The withdrawal of the US from the JCOPA has added pressure to anyone doing business with Iran. This is pressure is being felt by the aerospace industry. Iran has been in discussions with Airbus and ATR about accelerating deliveries before…
Since we just went through the OEM O&D numbers, we thought it might be interesting to see how transactions have gone through April YTD. First, we look at the single-aisle market for the pre re-engined series. Remember, these are transactions…
Aerospace industry pundits and the media have been aflutter with the news yesterday that the “Iran Nuclear Deal” has been cancelled. Speculation abounds about who will be hurt and who benefits, some of it spurious and based on false interpretations…