It took the lives of 189 occupants on board Lion Air flight LN610 (and 157 more of Ethiopian ET302 a few months later) to uncover the biggest flaw in aircraft design and certification of the Boeing 737 MAX. Much has…
The Airbus A319neo seems to get a huge boost from US low-cost airline Spirit Airlines. The airline plans to order a yet unspecified number of the smallest neo-member as part of a Memorandum of Understanding for 100 A320neo-family aircraft announced…
Norwegian on October 24 finally revealed its joint venture partner that will help to finance its fleet plans. Norwegian’s wholly-owned subsidiary Artic Aviation Assets has formed a JV with China Construction Bank Leasing International Corporation (CCBLI), itself wholly owned by…
Boeing reported net earnings of $1.167 billion in Q3, -51% compared to last year. While this result is still positive and better than Q2, the company’s operating cash flow dropped from 4.559 billion to -2.424 billion, reflecting marginal 737 deliveries,…
Air New Zealand confirmed its strategy re-think announced last Spring and will concentrate more on the North American market. On October 23, the airline said it will open a new direct route from Auckland to New York Newark in 2020.…
With great interest from especially Australian media, a brand-new Qantas Boeing 787-9 started the world’s longest non-stop flight on Friday, October 18. Freshly delivered VH-NZI departed New York JFK at 9.27 pm local time, arriving at 7.42 am on the…