Indigo Partners Managing Partner Bill Franke is an industry legend. His background in the industry is not only long, but global. His business has invested in LCCs all over the world. This means his industry view is not exclusively US-oriented.…
The key issue from today’s Airline Economics event in Dublin has been the unexpected windfall for the industry because of lower fuel prices. The most immediate expectation is that airlines are getting to make windfall profits. This is obviously good…
Mitsubishi provided some images overnight on their MRJ’s first engine run. The program is moving rapidly towards first flight. We understand that Mitsubishi is facing the same kind of problems other OEMs have been challenged with – namely systems integration. …
The regional jet market has been a duopoly for a long time, with Bombardier and Embraer being the biggest, and often, the only suppliers. Mitsubishi is entering the market but seems a few years away still – rumors suggest their…