Safran e-taxi update
It has been some time since we last heard about any e-taxi news from Safran. But it seems something is cooking. Safran was partnering with Honeywell but is now moving forward on its own. The solution is to power the…
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Air India sale flops
Bloomberg is reporting that the attempted sale of Air India by the government has attracted no buyers. As they point out this is a blow to the Prime Minister. Since the deal required taking on 66% of the airline’s $7.8bn…
BWI gets more Iceland attention
Yesterday evening, Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) welcomed the start of international service from Icelandair, a new airline for the airport. Icelandair began roundtrip flights on Monday between BWI Marshall and Keflavik International Airport in Iceland. Icelandair’s hub in…
1Q18 selected US majors flight ops
Regular readers know we have a fascination with flight operations. More specifically, with ground handling time. We analyzed the first three months of the 2018 US DoT On-Time data to see if we could identify anything unusual. Here’s what…
C Series gets a big boost
airBaltic and Bombardier Commercial Aircraft announced that the parties have executed a firm purchase agreement for the sale and purchase of 30 Bombardier CS300 aircraft with options for an additional 30 aircraft of the same type. This order complements the existing…
Bombardier has its Mojo Back
Bombardier’s turnaround now has the company looking squarely at the future, as evidenced by the introduction of the Global 5500 and Global 6500 business jets and a substantial re-order for C Series aircraft by airBaltic, an existing operator. Momentum appears…