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AirAsia Group reorganises airline structure
AirAsia Group is renaming the holding company of its airlines as part of the group’s plans to create a clear distinction between the airline and...
14 October 2021 – Morning Call Top Aviation News Stories
Welcome to Morning Call for October 14, 2021, and the Top Aviation News Stories for today. You can also search our Archives for older news stories...
Africa says vaccine passports violate ‘Chicago’
African Ministers of Aviation have described the much-touted proposal to impose vaccine passports for air travelers as unacceptable. They say it is...
Rising fuel costs for US airlines
Delta stated today on its earnings call its concern with rising fuel prices, and how this will negatively impact their earnings. The rise in...
Delta sees strong revenue recovery in Q3
Third-quarter operating revenues at Delta Airlines have been back at 66 percent of 2019-levels, even before most of its international network and...
HondaJet 2600 revealed at NBAA-BACE
The HondaJet 2600 was revealed as a new aircraft concept at NBAA-BACE. The new aircraft design concept, when launched, will carry as many as 10...
MAX makes sense for Flyr’s green credentials
Less than four months since launching services on June 30, the new Norwegian low-cost airline Flyr is already announcing a logic shift in its fleet...
13 October 2021 – Morning Call Top Aviation News Stories
Welcome to Morning Call for October 13, 2021, and the Top Aviation News Stories for today. You can also search our Archives for older news stories...
Textron Aviation upgrades two Citation aircraft
Textron Aviation introduced two new Cessna business jet models at NBAA, the Citation M2 Gen 2 and Citation XLS Gen 2. These upgrade the Citation M2...
Boeing Orders & Deliveries September 2021 YTD
Here's the updated model. Orders up nicely from last year with MAX restart, same with deliveries We have started to track the 2021 MAX models...
A look at the Latin American airlines’ recovery
Slowly but surely, the Latin American carriers are restoring their pre-pandemic capacity levels. According to OAG, the region is approximately 25%...
Air France/KLM – Which has better fleet economics?
The European Union is different than other regions with respect to its focus on “green initiatives”, especially the commercial aviation sector. The...
12 October 2021 – Morning Call Top Aviation News Stories
Welcome to Morning Call for October 12, 2021, and the Top Aviation News Stories for today. You can also search our Archives for older news stories...
Australian start-up Bonza eyes 2022 launch
UPDATE - An Australian start-up budget carrier, Bonza, has stated its aim to begin operations in 2022, as the country moves forward with plans to...
Challenger 3500 launch customer announced
The launch customer for the Bombardier Challenger 3500 was announced Monday at NBAA-BACE, just a few weeks after the program was launched. Les...
Dassault Aviation – NBAA update
Dassault Aviation provided updates on the Falcon 10X and Falcon 6X programs, as well as service expansions, at NBAA in Las Vegas earlier today....
Airbus O&D September 2021
Here's the updated model. Only a single A319neo order in December. Probably for the ACJ program. 40 deliveries for the month. 28 A220s, 185 A320neo,...
Phenom 300E gets repeat order worth $1.2 billion from NetJets
Embraer and NetJets, Inc. signed a deal for up to 100 additional Embraer Phenom 300E aircraft, with a total price of more than $1.2 billion. These...
The Top 25 US Airports – Arrival Delays
We have been tracking the US airline on-time performance since 2016. Here's a different look at the data, with a focus on airports. The Top 25 are...
The 50-seat “Problem”
The 50-seat regional jet problem is growing and it is pressing in the US. This was highlighted by United Airlines at the recent IATA AGM. While the...
