Air India to Tel Aviv
Air India has announced its intention to serve Tel Aviv. The growing relations between Israel and India are driving the need for direct air service. What is key to the service is that Air India has been granted permission to…
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A380 news
Airbus and Heathrow airport are celebrating the 10th anniversary of A380 operations at the airport. These began March 18th, 2008 with the arrival of the first A380, Singapore Airlines flight SQ308 from Singapore Changi airport making Heathrow one of the…
As GTF problems are solved, DCGA pulls the plug in India
The Pratt & Whitney geared turbofan has had a difficult introduction, with several problems on the PW1100G powering the Airbus A320neo. The latest problem involves the aft hub knife edge seal within the high pressure compressor, which has resulted in-flight…
Gogo, American Airlines and Viasat
In last week’s earnings call Gogo indicated that expected service revenue for its North America Commercial Aviation segment would be flat YoY in 2018. Considering the impending loss of some 400 American Airlines aircraft from its service fleet (~15%) that’s a tough…
JetBlue in the driver’s seat
JetBlue finds itself at the center of an unusual situation. It appears the airline is the first to be involved in the new world order of Airbus/Bombardier vs Boeing Reuters has this story. While no formal deals exist between Airbus…
All Nippon Airways and Experience Class
Recently, All Nippon Airways (ANA)’s started phase two of its U.S. marketing campaign, “Welcome to Experience Class™”. The Japanese airline is focusing on increasing awareness of Asian destinations for US travelers. We asked Tadashi Matsushita, Head of Strategy for the…