by Richard Schuurman | Jul 17, 2020 | Airlines
The news about British Airways’ immediate retirement of its flagship Boeing 747-400 has been met with sorrow and grief on social media with both BA-staff and avgeeks. “I had the most amazing 13 years flying the Boeing 747-400. So sad confirmation that won’t be coming...
by Richard Schuurman | Jul 16, 2020 | Airlines
Asked about opportunities for more consolidation within the US airline market following the Covid-crisis, Delta CEO Ed Bastian remained coy during his July 15 investor’s call: “I don’t want to speculate.” While not a consolidation as such, the strategic alliance...
by Richard Schuurman | Jul 16, 2020 | Aerospace
It’s mid-July and most airlines have significantly ramped up capacity since June, with more steps to follow this summer. Yet, traffic is still well below pre-Covid 19 levels. We bring you an update, with further updates on American Airlines, Emirates, Etihad, Vietnam...
by Richard Schuurman | Jul 15, 2020 | Embraer
Swiss regional airline Helvetic has upsized its Embraer-order by converting four E190-E2s to E195-E2, the airframer announced on July 15. It confirms a trend that customers opt for the bigger type when they place a follow-on order with Embraer. Helvetic has been an...
by Richard Schuurman | Jul 14, 2020 | Airlines
An adjusted pre-tax loss of $-3.9 billion or even an unadjusted loss of $-7.0 billion: the Q2 results announced by Delta Airlines confirm to troubled state the airline industry has been during the April to June quarter. As one of the first to report the numbers, it...
