UPDATE Jan 1 – In 2022, Airbus delivered 674 commercial aircraft and Boeing 478 These are unofficial numbers that AirInsight has compiled by comparing aircraft deliveries from three sources as of December 31. We tracked deliveries for December on Skyliner…
The new agreement between Mesa Airlines and United Airlines extends for five years and will see the regional carrier deploy up to 38 Bombardier/Mitsubishi CRJ900s with United Express in the coming March. United will get a ten percent share in Mesa and…
UPDATE Jan 4 – The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) disagrees with Ethiopia’s Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (EAIB) final report on the accident of Ethiopian Airlines flight ET302. The report, which was presented last week but published on the…
In what often are the end-of-year deals, lessor BOC Aviation has ordered forty more Boeing MAX 8s just three days before 2022 draws to a close. BOC Aviation doubles MAX 8-portfolio to eighty. The latest order doubles BOC’s MAX backlog to eighty…
UPDATE Dec 28 – The total meltdown of Southwest Airlines’ operations is expected to take days and maybe even a week to recover, leaving thousands of passengers stranded at airports and their luggage lost. While the airline’s management offered its…
Korean Air enters 2023 with the approval of its takeover of Asiana Airlines by the Chinese ministry of commerce. This is an important step in completing the acquisition plan, although approval from some key countries is still pending. China approves…