With another two stories today about in-flight component failures (Southwest, Sichuan), we are being reminded that airplanes are vulnerable. There is nothing quite like an airline/airplane scary story to catch people’s attention. The industry safety statistics are too good to…
We undertook a review of A320neo flight operations. There were 71 A320neo aircraft in operation at the end of February. An analysis of the 28,105 flights scheduled provides some interesting insights. With recent news reports suggesting difficulties with engines, we…
Brazil just approved 100% foreign ownership of airlines, up from the previous maximum of 20%. This presents an opportunity for foreign carriers to increase investment in a currently troubled economy with strong future potential. Currently the Brazilian airline industry is…
After signing an MoU in February, Avianca has now firmed its order for 100 A320neo Family aircraft. This is the largest single aircraft order made in Latin America’s aviation history. The agreement, which includes A319neo, A320neo and A321neo aircraft, allows…
Brazil is a large country in real estate terms – 8.5M km2, or 14 times bigger than Alaska, making it only slightly smaller than the entire USA. We know how crucial air transportation is to the United States, and this…
One of today’s best panels was titled the “Fleet Managers” and moderated by Helane Becker from Cowen & Co. On the panel were Nathaniel Pieper from Delta, Jude Bricker from Allegiant and Jose Yunda from Avianca. Mr Pieper started off…