Peace in Seattle?
Today there was big news from Seattle. Boeing and one of its key unions (IAM 751) came to an agreement on differences going back a long time. There were negotiations that were ongoing but seemed to have ratcheted up seriously…
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The Impact of AA Bankruptcy Filing
American Airlines files its anticipated filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy this morning, ending its attempt to be the only legacy carrier to avoid a filing in the wake of 9 While the carrier made a valiant effort to compete without…
Boeing’s great Dubai show
At the Paris show it was all Airbus all the time. The Dubai show may see more Airbus news but they won’t top Boeing’s huge order. Boeing is having a great show so far. Starting with an order unlikely to…
Mr Al Baker, the GTF and Other Stories
For years now – yes years – Mr Al Baker has been waxing and waning on the Pratt & Whitney geared fan engine. Back in 2009 he went so far as to say that the GTF on the A320 would…
LOT’s 767 after the amazing gear up landing
Last week we saw the truly masterful flying by the LOT 767 crew when the gear did not deploy. Along with everyone else, we applaud the skills of the crew. But let’s also hear it for the people at Boeing…
ElAl launches WheelTug
At the Marcus Evans conference in Barcelona today, WheelTug CEO Isaiah Cox announced a launch customer for the WheelTug. (WheelTug is an AirInsight client) There are two interesting aspects to the Wheeltug story; one is airline operations and the other…