The RAA provides great data on the US regional airline industry. We took a look at the fleet breakdown and created this chart. It is amazing that the 50-seat regional jet accounts for 59% of operations. Note that turboprops account…
One of the great success stories of the last decade in aviation has been the development of winglets, an Aviation Partners success. Now factory installed on virtually all Boeing 737s, these devices are becoming ubiquitous with “modern” commercial aircraft and…
Although Airbus and Boeing came off a record year for orders in 2011 and Boeing is expected to have a record year this year as nearly 1,000 commitments for the 737 MAX are converted to orders, there are plenty of…
About six months ago we spoke with an entrepreneur with an idea. You can watch him discuss it here. Today the idea takes off, so to speak. Wade Eyerly, CEO and Founder of SurfAir took time to speak with us…
The airline scorecard is out again with the annual report from DOT on airline performance metrics – on-time flights, baggage handling, passenger bumping and customer complaints. On all of the metrics, the US airlines did slightly better in 2011 than…
The first A350XWB, which will be used for static testing, is undergoing final assembly in a new dedicated assembly facility in Toulouse. As our readers know, several pieces of the fuselage have been completed at various facilities, and have been…