GE Leads Engine Orders at Dubai Airshow 2025
There are a few days to go yet, but after the first two, one pattern is emerging. GE Aerospace is winning the Dubai show. Here’s the score so far. It looks like being as tough show for Pratt & Whitney…
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.
Airline Data Broker Ends Secret Traveler Surveillance
The Airlines Reporting Corporation (ARC)—a data broker jointly owned by major U.S. airlines including Delta, United, American, Southwest, Alaska, JetBlue, and others—has decided to terminate its Travel Intelligence Program (TIP) by the end of 2025. This program had been selling…
United Beating Delta in the Battle for Cape Town
In a smallish market, way to the South of the United States, there’s a pitch battle going on between Delta and United. And United is winning. Competition between the two is tough. In 2022 we shared a story called The…
Flydubai’s A321 Order Underscores MAX 10 Absence
Boeing is having a great show in Dubai. Today there was news of a key Boeing regional customer, flydubai, ordering 150 A321s. This decision should be less surprising than it appears. Flydubai, a Dubai-based low-cost carrier and sister airline to…
Upsizing Shows the Market Is Going MOM
The United States remains the most significant air travel market. This critical mass provides sufficient heft for the market to guide commercial aviation. For example, the US market was the largest user of the 757. This aircraft, long out of…
Embraer Arms Super Tucano for Drone Defense Missions
Embraer announced it is enabling its Super Tucano to take on Unmanned Aerial Systems. Relying on A-29 features in operation and new sensors, including specific datalinks for receiving initial target coordinates and cueing, the Electro-Optical/ Infra-Red (EO/IR) sensor for laser…