[UPDATED] You may not have heard about the Frigate Ecojet before. Based in Russia, and owned by Rosavia, the program is working on a design that looks disruptive. For a start, this looks very odd for an airliner. The Ecojet…
The sports teams market is small but unique segment of commercial aviation. Professional sports teams typically charter airliners configured in first-class seating to fly between events. Some teams even own their own aircraft. Historically, the Brooklyn/ Los Angeles Dodgers were…
We’ve seen some reports that the 2016 Farnborough Airshow was disappointing, with the fewest new aircraft orders in recent years. One commentator even called the show ‘boring.“ We attended, and have a very different opinion. These are exciting times for…
Orders for both narrow-body and wide-body aircraft have slowed dramatically in 2016 after several years of record orders. Global economic growth is waning, and carriers have begun to push delivery dates back or cancel orders for aircraft that are no…
Air travel is a very safe mode of travel, with few accidents and a trend line that points to increasing safety year by year. The following chart shows worldwide airline fatalities per million passengers from 1976 through 2014. The trend…
Many in the west have pooh-poohed Russian aviation, despite the Sukhoi Superjet being a credible competitor, doing well with Mexico’s Interjet and now in service with Dublin-based CityJet. We suggest people do not under-estimate the MS-21, which may turn out…