Airbus and Boeing are pushing their supply chain hard to increase production. Boeing manages to produce two new 737s at its Renton plant every day, which is impressive and amazing to watch. But there was a time when Ford was…
The A320 is a very popular aircraft in airline service around the world. It is the only aircraft that competes well against the Boeing 737, which is the best-selling airliner of all time, introduced 21 years earlier than the A320. …
We are seeing the rapid retirement of a legendary name in aviation. Before long there will be no aircraft flying commercial service with the “Douglas” name . The graveyards are already full of these aircraft. Even as this poignant moment…
I had the unfortunate experience today of having a flight canceled due to weather. It happens, as its winter and I live in the north. But the impending cancellation was quite clear to anyone who watched a weather forecast that…
Embraer announced a major order at the Singapore Air Show from Air Costa, a regional carrier based in Southern India, for 50 E2Jets for delivery starting in 2018, plus 50 options. Air Costa is a new entrant in the Indian…
Air Costa announced a big order today. But who is this airline? Started as an entrepreneurial venture back in 1983, called Lingamaneni Estates, it focused on real estate, construction and contracting business. The company changed its constitution to a limited…