News It was 50 years ago this month that the Concorde made its first flight in 1969. With a cruising speed of Mach 2.0, this airplane changed the way we did business, and remains my favorite commercial aircraft of all…
Turboprops have had a good year in 2017. We take a look at the market and provide some insights to be found in the data. The turboprop market is big but not as exciting, perhaps, as the single-aisle market. We…
The 100 seat aircraft market is undergoing a transition, as Sukoi, Embraer and Bombardier all have new aircraft available in that size category. At the same time, several aircraft types are aging dramatically or economically challenged that need replacement. And…
Lufthansa, which started in business in 1926, is one of the grand old names in commercial aviation. Today its is Europe’s largest airline group by fleet size. As we will show below, this fleet is diverse and highly complex. To…
Among the world’s big airlines, LATAM stands out. By far the biggest airline in Latin America it is the product of a merger between Brazil’s TAM and Chile-based LAN. Besides these two airlines coming together, there are numerous subsidiaries from…
Air China is the flag carrier of the People’s Republic of China. The airline brand is one of six created from the 1988 breakup of what was CAAC. Air China took over CAAC’s international routes and also its long-haul fleet. …