US airline fleet tracker
The first day of the month is hectic as we update several fleet models. Here’s the first one. This model tracks airline fleets starting in 2020. The model has 12 pages and is quite thorough. The source data is from…
Category Airlines
Air Niugini gives Airbus its first A220-100 order since last year
The direct order from Air Niugini for up to nine Airbus A220s is a welcome one for Airbus, especially for the A220-100. The smallest type in the Airbus family hasn’t sold well in the past two years. Actually, Air Niugini’s order…
JetBlue’s 3Q23
As JetBlue squares off against the US Justice Department (DOJ) in Boston, the airline’s results were announced. Jetblue’s management faces headwinds from all sides. After nearly a decade, the DOJ appears to have found anti-trust religion. It allowed the US…
Japan Airlines returns to profit for HY1
Japan Airlines (JAL) has ended a loss-making period during the pandemic and produced both an operating and net profit for the first six months of FY23. The airline has raised its full-year guidance. JAL reported a net profit attributable to…
GTF inspections force All Nippon to cut the schedule
All Nippon Airways (ANA) will reduce its domestic and international network by thirty flights per day from January until late March, as Pratt & Whitney Geared Turbofans on 33 Airbus A320neo family need inspections and repairs. The reduction represents 3.6 percent…
Continued Paris Orly losses force Air France into a strategy rethink
An operating margin that continues to falter and is getting below pre-pandemic levels forces Air France-KLM to revise its airport strategy at Paris Orly. With Air France moving almost all operations to Charles de Gaulle, Orly is set to become the…