Clicky

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.

Has Mitsubishi just killed the SpaceJet?

MitsubishiM90

It was hailed at last year’s Paris Airshow as a clean sheet regional aircraft design particularly attractive to the US market, but the future of Mitsubishi’s SpaceJet M100 70-seater is in doubt after Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has suspended development work…

JetBlue and Spirit in the same boat

jetblue tailfins blueberries

Both JetBlue and Spirit reported their Q1 results this week, unsurprisingly posting net-losses for the period as they felt the impact of Covid-19. Let’s have a look: JetBlue: JetBlue’s net loss for Q1 was $-268 million compared to a 42…