China Eastern Airlines has placed a follow-on order with Airbus for 101 A320neo family aircraft, it said in a stock exchange filing on Wednesday. This order will likely be one of a few more, as previous reports indicated that Chinese…
Asia Pacific Airlines continued to ride a wave of robust growth in June, with both passenger and cargo sectors delivering strong performances. According to the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA), the region’s carriers handled around 29 million international passengers…
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Major state-owned Chinese carriers Air China, China Eastern Airlines, and China Southern Airlines all posted losses during the third quarter ended on 30 September, with the impact of COVID-19 taking a toll for the period when the summer travel season…
There have been several stories about the tight bathrooms on the new MAX8. This is not the only thing about the MAX8 that travelers might want to consider. Look at this seating table, which compares the active MAX8 fleet as…
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…