ME3 fleet growth
It is quite remarkable how quickly the ME3 became tier one players in the global airline industry. As the chart illustrates, Etihad is the smallest of the ME3. Because Etihad was the smallest but had the same task of “showing…
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Sour Grapes: CAPA Man of the Year
The Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation is a highly respected consultancy, and we at AirInsight have met their leadership team and respect their capabilities and ethics. They are an outstanding firm. Annually, they award “man of the year” honors to…
Qantas and Project Sunrise
Qantas, a pioneer in really long flights, announced Project Sunrise. It is, essentially, a challenge to Airbus and Boeing – offer us an aircraft that can fly from Australia’s east coast to London, New York, and Rio nonstop. Flights of…
Delta Versus the ME3 on Open Skies
Delta Air Lines last week produced a 15-minute film to educate employees about the company’s aggressive stance against the ME3. That video can be viewed here. This film is the latest effort in Delta’s campaign to urge the US government…
Premium – Emirates fleet review
Emirates is an airline with a special role in the industry. From an idea in 1985, the airline has grown to become the world’s fourth largest in terms of passengers carried. Emirates is the world’s largest operator of the A380…
Premium #310 – The widebody market dependence on the ME3
There was an economic slowdown for the Middle East Three (Emirates, Etihad, and Qatar Airways or ME3) in 2016, after multiple years of substantial growth in revenues, yields, load factors, and profitability. Whether due to a lack of oil-related business…