With the deployment of the A350ULR and Qantas' Sunshine Project, it is a moment to consider the long-range commercial...
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Premium – A Fleet Review of Air France/KLM
Air France and KLM merged in 2004. The joint company has hubs in Amsterdam and Paris. Because of their long...
Will Boeing Need to Cut 777 Production Further, and Will it Ever Come Back to Current Levels?
Boeing confirmed that the announced production cut in the 777 line from 8.3 per month to five per month will begin in...
The Boeing-Iran Deal: Airplanes meet Political Intrigue
The Boeing-Iran Deal Boeing and Iran have finalized the terms of a transaction for 80 aircraft with a list price of...
First full GE9X engine hits the mark in ground testing
GE Aviation reported it has completed initial ground testing of the first full GE9X development engine, the world's...
Schrödinger’s Long-Haul First Class – Alive or Dead?
Is Long-Haul first class alive or dead? Â Several airlines have eliminated first class and are upping the ante on their...
Premium #217 – Delta’s Fleet News
Over the past week we had some big news from Delta. First came the much anticipated order for the CSeries. Although...
The A350 program is expecting a welcome order
Its been some time coming. Looking at Airbus' order data, it was 2014 when they last won an A350 order (-900) and...
EVA Airways’ big order
Boeing announced EVA Airways' intent to purchase up to 24 787-10s and two additional 777-300ERs, which is valued at...
MH17 – Russia refutes Dutch findings
[UPDATE: watch this video for useful context and background] Russia's largest defense company, Almaz-Antey, presented...
MH17 was downed by a Russian-made missile
A 15 month survey by the Netherlands authorities established that the crash of MH17 was caused by a Russian-made...
Should Air India be Disbanded?
The concept of a national carrier is becoming obsolete, as has been demonstrated by a number of European countries...