Lufthansa has continued to advocate for changes in European and German legislation that would, in its view, enable European airlines to compete more effectively against incumbents in other countries and states. The German airline group’s monthly Policy Brief (Politikbrief) newsletter…
Etaxi is the nickname for aircraft taxiing without using the main engines. This is attractive to airlines for several reasons, including fuel savings, time savings, and less risk for FOD. It has been a promise dating back several years. But…
There’s a line in commercial aviation that invariably causes insiders to grin – passengers are “self-loading freight”. Commercial aviation is all about payload. How much revenue can an airplane generate from its payload ? The dream is to develop the…
Air India, the former state-owned Indian carrier now owned by the Indian conglomerate Tata, is reportedly in talks to add more aircraft from both Airbus and Boeing, according to Reuters, a global news agency. The airline plans to purchase up…
Abra Group, the holding company controlling Avianca and GOL, is advancing a powerful two-pronged strategic offensive: a significant fleet expansion with Airbus and the establishment of a new, specialized airline in Chile. The group executed options for 50 Airbus A320neo…
It is an episode that India’s former national carrier, Air India, has been trying to forget. In the midst of a $3 billion turnaround, hundreds of plane orders, and a major human capital upgrade, a Boeing 787 crash was the…