The Icon A5 is a very neat looking light sport aircraft. The aircraft is a two-seat amphibian that is effectively, a seaplane that also has landing gear for airport operations. The aircraft was designed for pilots with less experience than…
Emirates, as is customary, places orders and makes headlines at the Dubai Air Show. This year is no exception, as the carrier has ordered 40 Boeing 787-10s, and is demanding a production guarantee for the next decade from Airbus prior…
ATR announced today that FedEx Express, the world’s largest express transportation company, and ATR signed a contract for the firm purchase of 30 ATR 72-600s plus 20 options. These aircraft will be the first new ATRs to be directly delivered…
Yesterday the C919 took to the skies again. This was the fourth test flight since the first one on May 5. Compared to other flight test programs, especially the western variety, this is a sedate pace. One can hope the…
Bloomberg has a great story on United Airlines possibly looking at pre-owned Airbus A319s and A320s. The bankruptcy at Air Berlin and Monarch create opportunities for cash-flush airlines to bottom fish and acquire equipment at fire-sale prices. As the story…
In 2Q17 there were 1,365 A319s in the market as the table lists. Only about 1% were parked. The fleet is also rather young. We do know that Airbus favors the C Series over its slow-selling A319. Airbus cannot play…