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Chatting with Dr. Temel Kotil, CEO Turkish Airlines
We had a chance to speak with Turkish Airlines CEO Dr. Temel Kotil at ISTAT in Istanbul this morning after his keynote address.
Single Aisle Orders
The most brutal area of commercial aerospace is the single aisle market. Competition between Airbus and Boeing is fierce. So fierce that new...
Republic’s complex fleet moves
Overnight two deals announced by Republic Airways appear complex. Embraer: Lost a deal with Flybe in the UK for 20 E-175s and defers delivery on...
Premium #137: Will Airbus Join the Narrow-Body Passenger to Freight Conversion Market?
While the airfreight industry and the market for large freighters has been in a recession over the last few years, a bright spot for the air cargo...
Al Jazeera and the 787 – hype and hot air
Qatari television station Al Jazeera recently published an expose on the Boeing 787 that was quite negative. The video is nearly an hour long and...
Russian aviation looks inward
Just three days ago a report surfaced that Bombardier's plans for a Russian production facility are being delayed. Now it seems that a year delay...
Icelandair and the 757
[UPDATE - We contacted the airline and they advise us as follows: "At this time there is no substitute for the B757 on the market or in sight at...
Lufthansa’s new long haul seating
As Lufthansa tweaks its business to become more competitive, it has undertaken some interesting actions on the long haul fleet. As the chart below...
B757 overtaking another jet
Too good not to share. Icelandair B757-300 over the Atlantic going to New York.
Premium #136 The Norwegian Air International Debate
This week, the US Secretary of Transportation rejected a request from Norwegian Air International (NAI) to be granted expedited approval to begin...
Ryanair Launches 737 MAX8-200 with 100+100 Order
We now clearly see the future, and it looks increasingly uncomfortable! Ryanair today announced a launch order for 100 firm, and 100 options for the...
Southwest’s New Livery
Southwest Airlines this morning revealed a new livery for its aircraft, as shown in the photo below. Let us know what you think.
CSeries Flights Resume – Will Orders Now Follow?
The CSeries returned to flying yesterday, September 7th, with FTV2 making a short flight at Mirabel with the modified engines from Pratt &...
CSeries to Resume Flying Soon
Bombardier today announced that the CSeries engine modifications have been approved by Transport Canada, been re-delivered by Pratt & Whitney,...
#135 – How is the 787-8 Performing?
To answer this question it is important to first layout the limits to any answer. No airline will discuss this and nor will Boeing other than to say...
JAL updates regional fleet
JAL announced two orders for regional jets. This may have been one of the quietest aircraft campaigns. In the first order, JAL and Mitsubishi...
Sanctions may help IRKUT
The growing impact of Western sanctions on Russia may actually help IRKUT. Take a look at this story. The MC-21 is, in our view, an aircraft with a...
Airbus’ A380 and Timing
We published a premium story today on the timing of the A380's launch. The timing of the A380 launch was driven by many factors and certainly one...
Exaggerating Air India 787 Problems
The Times of India reported last week in this story, that the FAA had grounded all Boeing 787 aircraft equipped with GEnx engines. This is not the...
Premium #134 – Was the A380 introduced ten years before its time?
The A380 has recently been in the news, with the question being asked of whether it will become profitable and gain additional sales in today’s...
