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.
KLM ends 97 years of Fokker service
Last Saturday, October 28, KLM performed its final commercial passenger service operated by a Fokker aircraft. This ended a 97-year association with Fokker. The airline’s last six inbound F70s arrived in Amsterdam from Dusseldorf, Norwich, Hannover, Brussels, Luxembourg and London…
Embraer’s 3Q17 numbers – US scope clause overshadows backlog
Embraer reports that in 3Q17 it delivered 25 commercial aircraft, and over the first nine months of the year delivered 78 commercial aircraft. The table below comes from the OEM’s report. In September, Embraer added 45 orders to its order…
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CAAC and FAA sign bilateral airworthiness agreement
An agreement between the two state aviation bodies came into effect October 17. Under the agreement, Chinese and U.S. regulators achieved “full, reciprocal recognition” of each other’s civil aviation products, including airworthiness certification, according to the statement by CAAC. This…
EgyptAir fleet rumors
Please start here. The Egyptian Daily News seems to have leaked out some information that leaves the airline and potential OEMs in a sticky position. Other than this news item, none of the parties can freely speak or make a…