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Frontier-Spirit merger makes it #5 in the US
US ultra-low-cost airlines Frontier Airlines and Spirit Airlines have caught out a few by announcing a full merger on February 7. Under a yet to be...
US Airline industry labor ratios
If there's one place in the US you can get a job that assures you great travel benefits, it's working for an airline. Of course, along with that...
Sarin & Co. – Feb 2022 India Update
https://youtu.be/TppXD9F-ghQ
MTU’s WET concept further improves GTF efficiency
A few months ago, Pratt & Whitney announced a new version of its Geared Turbofan, the Advantage. More powerful but also more efficient and with...
Toulouse Declaration reaffirms Europe’s net-zero commitments
Europe has reaffirmed its commitment to get the aviation industry to net-zero emissions in 2050 by signing the Toulouse Declaration on February 4....
Airbus A220 benefits from $1.2 billion investment
Airbus and Investissement Quebec (IQ) will invest a combined $1.2 billion in the A220 program, they have announced on February 4. This confirms...
IndiGo turns a profit in Q4 2021; Appoints Rahul Bhatia as Managing Director
India’s largest airline, IndiGo, declared its results
Icelandair targets 2022 profitability as it looks at 757 successor
Icelandair plans to return to profitability this year as it grows back its network to eighty percent of 2019 levels, it said today during its 2021...
Fix of US 5G issues might take a couple of years
There is no quick solution to the restrictions that airlines in the US are faced with because of the 5G C-band issues. It could take a couple of...
Hopeful Signs in Late January
Hopeful signs are emerging as we examine air traffic and airline performance in the US for the month of January. While traffic levels remain lower...
Upgrading from NG to MAX – which model to select?
As airlines start to accelerate their fleet updating, 737 operators are in an especially good position
Mexico’s full 2021 traffic results
It took a little longer than expected, but finally, we have Mexico’s full 2021 traffic results. The country closed the year with over 80 million...
Japan Airlines improves 9M results but lags behind ANA
Stronger international and domestic business environments and continued high demand for cargo have helped Japan Airlines (JAL) to improve its...
Spirit AeroSystems reduces losses but 787 continues to bleed money
UPDATE - Higher production deliveries of the Boeing MAX and Airbus A220 program have improved the results of tier-1 supplier Spirit AeroSystems in...
January 2022 Transactions
Here's the updated model. Subscribers have access to the nine-page version. January could be called MAX month MAX8s transact 7.8 times MAX9s The top...
Boeing 777-8 Freighter versus the Airbus A350F
With the official launch of the Boeing 777-8 Freighter, we can now make a comparison with that other new full freighter that was officially launched...
ANA thrives on cargo during strong Q3
All Nippon Airways (ANA) is slowly seeing the effects of the recovery in air travel, but just as Korean Air has benefitted in Q3 FY2021 mainly from...
Boeing launches 777-8 Freighter with order from Qatar Airways
As had been anticipated, Qatar Airways has become the launch customer of the Boeing 777X Freighter by announcing an order for up to fifty aircraft...
777-8 Freighter launch kicks off Boeing’s portfolio update
With the official launch of the 777-8 Freighter confirmed today with the first order from Qatar Airways, it marks the start of Boeing’s renewal of...
Ethiopian Airlines put trust in Boeing and returns MAX to service Feb 1
Africa’s biggest carrier on February 1, 2022, puts back the MAX into service
