The Airbus A319neo seems to get a huge boost from US low-cost airline Spirit Airlines. The airline plans to order a yet unspecified number of the smallest neo-member as part of a Memorandum of Understanding for 100 A320neo-family aircraft announced…
Norwegian on October 24 finally revealed its joint venture partner that will help to finance its fleet plans. Norwegian’s wholly-owned subsidiary Artic Aviation Assets has formed a JV with China Construction Bank Leasing International Corporation (CCBLI), itself wholly owned by…
Air New Zealand confirmed its strategy re-think announced last Spring and will concentrate more on the North American market. On October 23, the airline said it will open a new direct route from Auckland to New York Newark in 2020.…
With great interest from especially Australian media, a brand-new Qantas Boeing 787-9 started the world’s longest non-stop flight on Friday, October 18. Freshly delivered VH-NZI departed New York JFK at 9.27 pm local time, arriving at 7.42 am on the…
As US airlines continue to update their fleets we can see how the updates are evolving by tracking the T-100 database. The April 2019 data was released and here is an update from our model. Subscribers can drill down into…
The August On-Time data has been published and we note that Alaska Airlines continues to struggle to integrate the Virgin America fleet. The following table lays out the case, showing the fleet breakdown and average arrival delays in minutes. …