Boeing had an excellent show in Dubai. The company sold 225 777X models plus 30 787-10s and 90 737s. All told, at retail, this amounts to over $100bn. Great numbers, but also a bit wobbly. These orders essentially come from…
The massive aircraft orders at the Dubai Air Show underscored the power shift in the airline industry to the Gulf, as the three large carriers, Emirates from Dubai, Etihad from Abu Dhabi, and Qatar Airways from Qatar, continue to expand…
Cabin automation is a rapidly growing area within the airline industry. Airlines seem bent on deploying automation wherever they can. Cabin automation benefits from using the same thinking as EFBs – tablet computers. The benefits of moving into cabin automation…
Please take a look at this link. Airlines for America is the US airline trade group. A4A (as it is known) airline members and their affiliates transport more than 90% of all U.S. airline passenger and cargo traffic. A4A is…
Abu Dhabi Aviation, which provides support for oil projects in the Middle East, has ordered 2 Q400s to add to its fleet, which already includes one Q400, one Q300 and two Q200 aircraft. Nadir al Hammadi, their Chairman stated “our…
Airbus & MRO Companies are often forced to rethink their strategies based on externalities, and we’ve seen a couple of examples of this in the aviation markets this week, at Airbus and SkyWest. Airbus quietly announced that it was dismantling…