Mitsubishi started low speed taxi tests on the MRJ-90. We were delighted when Mitsubishi shared an unedited video – no annoying music over other aircraft test videos that serves no purpose. People want to hear the aircraft and get a…
Who would think that truck drivers could impact aviation? But an alarming trend is becoming a problem. Some truck drivers don’t want to be tracked via GPS, and purchase black market GPS-blockers to ensure their employers can’t find out where…
With the teething problems for the 787 now in the past, and deliveries running smoothly from two plants, the Dreamliner program is reaching its potential, albeit somewhat late. As we look at the order book and delivery history by year,…
In unusual news, the airline based in the Cape Verde Islands (TACV) started year round service to the United States and uses Providence, RI as its gateway. The 757 used by the airline can reach gateways with far better market…
Recently Embraer announced a set of Economic Metrics based on the concept of return on investment capital that illustrates how “right sizing” aircraft in the 70-110 seat segment can make sense for airlines. In the paragraphs that follow, we will…
Skymark is bankrupt and is a case study for an airline’s eyes being too big for its stomach. We were not alone in finding this airline’s order of A380s – especially six of them – to be over the top.…