The AirInsight US Airline Performance Index remained quite stable during July, unfortunately at a relatively lower level than might have been desired. After a promising start with the 4th of July weekend, the index settled into a stagnant pattern for…
Disruptive technology is arriving in electric powered aviation much faster than many of us believed possible. Several small companies are leading the way in innovation, and electric propulsion from batteries to hydrogen fuel cells and hybrid technologies are being introduced…
Textron Aviation today announced an upgrade to the Beechcraft KingAir Family, specifically new models designated the KingAir 360 and 360ER to replace the 350 and 350ER, respectively. The new aircraft offers a number of enhancements, including autothrottles, a digital pressurization…
Boeing’s earnings report has been well discussed by the financial community, but a few operational issues were mentioned, however, that merit attention: • 787 production rate cuts are now deep enough to where it no longer makes sense to maintain…
The AirInsight Airline Performance Index for 26 July is 45.0. Progress over the last few days is shown in the chart below, while the chart since the beginning of the novel coronavirus pandemic tracks performance over the last five months. COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT Frontier…
News: Embraer revealed last week that it is studying on the long-rumored “E3 project,” a new turboprop. This aircraft had initially been in the planning process prior to the ill-fated Boeing acquisition of Embraer’s commercial business. Embraer foresees a market…