Delta’s first A321
Meet N301DN, the first Airbus A321, built for Delta Air Lines at Hamburg Finkenwerder. Note the chevrons on the engines, too. Delta has a total of 45 on order. The 757 era at Delta is probably starting to fade as…
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Republic Airways Declares Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
Republic Airways yesterday declared Chapter 11 bankruptcy, after several quarters of falling revenues and being forced to ground aircraft due to a pilot shortage. The company, which has feeder contracts with American, Delta, and United, will continue flying its full…
Delta’s profits are a guide
Delta announced its 4Q15 numbers and they were very good. Operating revenues came in at $9,502m and adjusted pre-tax income jumped 42% year over year. Delta missed its targets and there has been some negative chatter about this. But…
The A350 program is expecting a welcome order
Its been some time coming. Looking at Airbus’ order data, it was 2014 when they last won an A350 order (-900) and 2013 for an A350-1000 order. So a forthcoming announcement from Virgin Atlantic will be most welcome – its…
Re-Pricing C Series
The dearth of new orders for the C Series is a source of concern for anyone following the program. Why, one might ask, is such a technically good aircraft not winning orders? Bombardier’s competitors have been very successful at undermining…
Norwegian starts another disruptive US service
Norwegian is an airline that is not waiting for the US to approve its plans. Yesterday the airline launched service between New York and the French Caribbean. Today its Baltimore’s turn. Boston is also part of this new service. Views:…