Category IAG
Qatar Airways is Making News at the Paris Air Show
Once again, Akbar Al Baker, Chief Executive of Qatar Airways is making news at the Paris Air Show in several areas. We will quickly summarize them here: 1. An Equity Stake in American Today’s announcement that Qatar has approached American…
Pratt & Whitney Lands GTF Order from IAG
Pratt and Whitney and IAG, parent of British Airways, Iberia, Vueling and Aer Lingus, as signed a memorandum of understanding to power 47 of its 200 aircraft neo order with the PW1100G engine. This GTF order from IAG represents an…
The correlation between airline ground time and profits
Airlines know that fast turnarounds mean profits – Southwest advertised ten-minute turns back in 1982. While there have been various claims about turnaround times, there has been a shortage of data to help determine just how important this factor is…
The next Battle of The Atlantic
There was a previous battle in world war two. The next one will not be violent but looks to be as belligerent. The next battle will be in the skies over the Atlantic as the newcomer LCCs pour capacity into…