Early this morning, the White House released the following statement. For our readers, the key items are these: Japan committed to purchase U.S.-made commercial aircraft, including an agreement to buy 100 Boeing aircraft; Additional billions of dollars annually of purchases…
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Iran and its airlines continue to circumvent sanctions, with Mahan Air becoming the latest carrier to ‘refresh’ its fleet with new – but used – aircraft. The Iranian airline acquired five ex-Singapore Airlines Boeing 777-200ERs, some of which had been…
This is a story that aims to demonstrate why state ownership of an airline is (there are few exceptions) a mistake. It also plans to explain why “right sizing” is the best approach for fleet planning (again, there are exceptions).…
It has been over a month since the Air India Boeing 787 en route to London crashed seconds after take-off, claiming the lives of more than 260 people. Yet the investigation remains mired in claims and counterclaims, with no clear…
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