Trouble down south?
Please start with this story. This is rather alarming news. We did a quick search on FlightRadar24 to see what might be flying as Cubana. The results are sobering. There is one flight and it’s not even their aircraft. Who…
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.
About that Uganda A330-800 deal
There’s a report out today that says the “revamped” airline is about to acquire CRJ900s. Monica Azuba Ntege, the Ugandan minister for Works spoke to a local media outlet. “We have made some deposits on the aircraft and we…
Ethiopian’s Africa strategy
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…
Q400 gets big endorsement
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…
Are aging fleets a problem?
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…
180 Days for “unwinding” Iran deals
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…