Once again, Akbar Al Baker, Chief Executive of Qatar Airways is making news at the Paris Air Show in several areas. We will quickly summarize them here: 1. An Equity Stake in American Today’s announcement that Qatar has approached American…
Here are some images from Wednesday at the Paris Air Show via drone, which offers a unique perspective on the flight line. The weather was again hot and humid, with folks crowding at every air conditioned chalet and venue. Views:…
Wednesday, Paris Air Show Day 3, had a slowdown in order quantity, as is normally the case. By Thursday, most of the activity will finish as the show moves from the industry to public days. All in all, except for…
CAE released its first CAE Airline Pilot Demand Outlook which provides a 10-year forecast for pilot demand. It can be downloaded here. The report exposes a global requirement for 255,000 new airline pilots over the next 10 years to sustain…
Randy Tinseth, Boeing’s VP of Marketing, presented the company’s Current Market Outlook forecast at the Paris Air Show today. In this post, we will highlight some of the elements of their forecast. The full CMO, which is a 54mb download,…
Embraer, which was quiet on Day 1 at Paris, announced 48 commitments for aircraft today, including 2 new customers for the E2 family. The Embraer orders include Fuji Dream Airlines for 3 E175s, Japan Air Lines for 1 E190, Belavia…