Air Canada took delivery of its first A321XLR—the first of 30 on order. The aircraft was delivered in Hamburg on April 24 and is leased from SMBC Aviation Capital. Registered as C-GXLR, it will enter transatlantic service from Montreal in…
[UPDATED – The overlooked E175. We got some feedback that deserves a refresh of this story] Hawaiian, part of Alaska Airlines Group, faces a challenge. Its inter-island service hammers aircraft, and its 717s are aging faster in Hawaii than anywhere…
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In a major boost to operational efficiency and sustainability, Airbus has successfully deployed its Descent Profile Optimisation (DPO) technology across Delta Air Lines’ entire Airbus fleet—covering 270 aircraft from the A319, A320, A321, and A330 families. Announced on April 22,…
This is, and never has been, a boring industry. However, this news is in a whole other category. We are on record as being against state-owned airlines. The Trump administration is reportedly nearing a deal to inject up to $500…
Here’s something we have not seen anywhere else. Click on the image to make it bigger if you need. The data tells two different stories depending on which event you’re tracking. On production first flights, Boeing runs a seven-day operation.…