Some 6,5 years since signing the order, Air France on September 27 has taken delivery of its first of 28 Airbus A350-900s. The arrival of the type marks a next step in renewing the (long-haul) fleet and swapping old for…
News News reports from India indicate that SpiceJet is planning to order at least 100 Airbus single aisle aircraft. SpiceJet is a major operator of the Boeing 737 and is a major international customer for the grounded 737 MAX. The…
For a moment last week, it seemed we were back in the good old days of young rebel Richard Branson taking on the established Lord King, as Virgin Atlantic tried to end the monopoly of British Airways. Times have changed,…
[UPDATE] Wouldn’t you know it? After this story was published the DOT updated its Form 41. Here are the latest numbers through 2Q19. Fuel burn was 54.6% of US fleet operating costs overall A319 fuel burn costs/seat/hour $13.60 – 55.5%…
News Last week at an employee forum, American Airlines CEO Doug Parker made some controversial statements regarding the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft. In response to a question from a pilot, he stated that the 737 MAX “is safe for American…
It’s a strange twist of fortune: while UK low-cost airline easyjet will launch its Holidays business before year-end and likewise Air Asia is investing heavily in its holiday-branch, one of the oldest names in business has collapsed. Late on Sunday,…