United Airlines fleet
What does a recent history of the United fleet look like? The chart shows the airline was actually seeing a slow shrink in the fleet until its merger with Continental. Breaking down the fleet by OEM we see the following.…
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.
ANA Holdings and Honda Aircraft Announce a Strategic Partnership
Honda Aircraft Company and ANA Holdings (operator of Japan’s largest airline All Nippon Airways) announced an agreement to support the expansion of the business jet market around the globe. ANA will introduce current business jet users and commercial flight customers…
Some big picture thoughts
Looking at the history of the commercial airline fleet since 2000, we can see an interesting trend. For several years now the percentage (red line) of parked aircraft has been slowly falling. It dropped sharply last year. This last happened…
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EPS Diesel Progressing Toward Certification
EPS Diesel has made significant progress in certifying their “clean sheet” Graflight Flat 8 engine. They expect to complete the process later this year. Certification activity has kept the company busy in the past year as it continues to expand…