AZUL E195-E2 delivery ceremony in San Jose dos Campos
This was the delivery ceremony at the Embraer Delivery Center in San Jose dos Campos, including media Q&A. Some of the Q&A is in Portuguese. Views: 15
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AZUL Unplugged
A near one-hour free-flowing conversation with Azul’s CEO John Rodgerson and founder David Neeleman. Covering AZUL, the South American region, TAP collaboration, code sharing with JetBlue and United as well as what might MOXY do – and then another US-based…
Are aging fleets a problem?
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…
An Analysis of A320neo Flight Operations through February 2017
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…
The Brazilian Airline Rush is On
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…
TAP Fleet update
TAP Portugal signed a firm order with Airbus for 53 twin aisle and single aisle aircraft including 14 A330-900neo, and 39 A320neo Family aircraft (15 A320neos and 24 A321neos). The aircraft will join TAP Portugal’s fleet as part of its…