Last year United’s CFO shared that the airline may modify its order for A350-1000sfor smaller models. Today Airbus announced that United Airlines increased the number of A350 XWB aircraft it will bring into its fleet, updating and expanding its previously…
Boeing claimed a victory from the latest round of WTO rulings – Airbus, of course, differed in their interpretation. Irrespective, the WTO rulings have no teeth and are largely a game for government officials, bureaucrats, and attorneys. By the time…
Swiss-based aeroTELEGRAPH has an intriguing interview with Hi Fly’s CEO. (English translation here) The part that caught our attention: “The Airbus A380 is an ideal platform for our customers who need a long-haul aircraft with premium interiors on racetracks and…
Rolls-Royce released the following PR this morning: “The Rolls-Royce Trent XWB-97, the latest and most powerful variant of the Trent XWB, the world’s most efficient large civil aero engine, has today received formal flight certification, leading the way to the…
The ability for an airplane to fly 18, and soon 19 or 20 hours non-stop is wonderful if you enjoy a very long airplane ride. But many would rather not be stuck in a seat for 20 hours, even in…
Bloomberg has this interesting story on Delta and its MD-88 fleet. Plans are to keep these aircraft flying for another three years. American has been retiring its MD-80s as quickly as Boeing delivers its new 737-800s. Well it is interesting…