Airbus’ 2016 A350 deliveries
The chart tells the story. Airbus clearly pulled out all the stops to fix its supply chain troubles on the A350 this past year. December was a blowout performance. Views: 32
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.
Drunk pilots?
Last Wednesday it happened in Indonesia. Citilink, owned by Garuda, initially denied the pilot was drunk. Later Citilink’s president and the airline’s production director resigned and the pilot was fired. Then on Saturday in Canada, a pilot at Sunwing was…
Russian State TU-154 fleet grounded
There are 160 TU-154s deployed in the former CIS. The 160-seat TU-154 has been a stalwart aircraft serving across the region, in some cases for over 40 years. Russian news indicates the TU-154 fleet has been grounded. But the grounding…
When you don’t have a towbar…
In August CityJet flew an SSJ into Bodø Airport, Norway. Which would be normal, you’d think. Except Bodø had no towbar for the SSJ. So, with a schedule to keep, and a ground crew not willing to let the schedule…
Delta’s 787 decision
Yesterday’s 787 decision by Delta was not unexpected. The original 787 order was from Northwest Airlines. Once Northwest merged with Delta, it was Delta’s fleet plan that took precedence. As of 3Q16 Delta’s fleet looked like this. Boeing represented 58%…
Sukhoi Superjet 100 Fleet Inspection Completed
Superjet provided the following message today: “Moscow, 27 December 2016 – JSC “Sukhoi Civil Aircraft”(SCA), together with operators, have completed the Sukhoi Superjet 100 fleet inspection. Aircraft which have successfully passed the inspection have resumed flights. The reason for the inspection was the previously detected defect in the stabilizer attachment bands on one aircraft. As of today, all aircraft have now undergone the inspection, performed by SCA jointly with the airlines operating this type. Following the results of the inspection,…