Hifly’s A380s
The news today that Hifly has its first A380 on the way and is eyeing a second fits with the conversation we had with the airline’s CEO late last year. On the call, you will note he expresses an interest…
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United Airlines fleet
What does a recent history of the United fleet look like? The chart shows the airline was actually seeing a slow shrink in the fleet until its merger with Continental. Breaking down the fleet by OEM we see the following.…
ANA Holdings and Honda Aircraft Announce a Strategic Partnership
Honda Aircraft Company and ANA Holdings (operator of Japan’s largest airline All Nippon Airways) announced an agreement to support the expansion of the business jet market around the globe. ANA will introduce current business jet users and commercial flight customers…
Deadline for Boeing Appeal of C Series Trade Case Passes without Action
Boeing, which brought and both won and lost a trade case before the International Trade Commission in the United States, faced a March 22nd deadline to appeal that decision to the Court of International Trade. Boeing apparently has chosen not…
An A330neo Freighter
Bloomberg put out a story that UPS and Amazon are encouraging Airbus to consider an A330-800F. This is a very important link in the A330neo story so far. The A330-800 has no current orders. This is a situation Airbus cannot…
A Review of China’s Regional Jet Fleet
China has new rules that are rigorous with respect to the development of regional airlines. We published an analysis of these regulations later this week. What does the actual regional jet market look like in China? Data is not easy…