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Richard Schuurman

Richard Schuurman

Active as a journalist since 1987, with a background in newspapers, magazines, and a regional news station, Richard has been covering commercial aviation on a freelance basis since late 2016. Richard is contributing to AirInsight since December 2018. He also writes for Airliner World, Aviation News, Piloot & Vliegtuig, and Luchtvaartnieuws Magazine. Twitter: @rschuur_aero.

Fleet impairment hurts Qatar Airways

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UPDATE – As probably the last airline to report is 2020-2021 results, Qatar Airways announced a QAR 14.855 billion loss for the most recent full financial year on September 27. While double that of the QAR 7.007 billion loss of…

Bristow gives EVE and Vertical a boost

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The market for Urban Air Mobility (UAM)-vehicles has seen two significant order and partnership announcements this week, both from the same company. Houston-based helicopter specialist Bristow Group has signed orders for a combined 150 eVTOLs with Embraer’s EVE and Vertical Aerospace. Bristow…