Airbus introduced the A380Plus at the 2017 Paris Air Show, with a number of improvements and a new seating configuration that enables 80 additional passengers. The most visible difference is the larger split winglet, which provides better aerodynamic efficiency. A…
In the quarterly earnings report yesterday, Delta’s Glen Hauenstein announced the airline would base its first CS100 in New York. The idea is to relieve that hub of the 76-seaters which be moved elsewhere to replace the 50-seaters which will…
Norwegian’s MAXs start service on the weekend, with aircraft flying to Stuart (NY) and Bradley (CT). The lack of flying to date, we understand, was not because of any technical issue or concern. Two of the 110 MAXs the airline…
If we take the latest numbers through the first half of this year we note that Boeing has moved decisively ahead in orders. Airbus is at 203 YTD compared to Boeing’s 421. What do the data suggest is going on?…
Batik was the launch customer the Boeing MAX with its first revenue flight May 21. We tracked the airline’s three MAX’s and 23 737-800s between May 21 and July 2 to compare how these aircaft were doing. Our data source…
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