Air France and KLM merged in 2004. The joint company has hubs in Amsterdam and Paris. Because of their long histories in aviation, these two airlines have a reach to every corner of the globe. Both companies have numerous subsidiaries…
The MoM continues to be a subject of considerable chatter among aviation and financial pundits and analysts. It is generally focused on replacing the Boeing 757. Today, the consensus is that the Airbus A321 continues to be the 757 replacement…
Over the past week we had some big news from Delta. First came the much anticipated order for the CSeries. Although it was supposed to be secret, the news leaked. The nature of this order was deeply disruptive and therefore…
Boeing announced EVA Airways’ intent to purchase up to 24 787-10s and two additional 777-300ERs, which is valued at more than $8bn at current list prices. This is a nice piece of business from a good customer in a growing…
There is some intriguing news out of Japan today. ANA seems to have won the battle for Skymark with Airbus’ help. This gives ANA a very strong hand at Haneda. Intrepid, which had backed Delta for a Skymark plan, offered…
Japan’s Skymark Airlines declared bankruptcy in January. This was not a surprise as many thought the company’s ambitions were unrealistic. When it folded, the airline had large debts to both Intrepid Aviation and Airbus. Skymark filed for bankruptcy protection because…