A321neo wins again
With the exercising of an option for 25 aircraft, Turkey’s Pegasus now has 100 neos on firm order. This comes on top of 18 A321neo and 57 A320neos already on order by the airline. Pegasus has 15 A320neos in service…
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The Impact of IFRS 16 on Airlines and Aircraft Leasing
New accounting standards have impacts on those to which the rules apply. In the case of IFRS 16, which takes effect in January 2019, the impacts could be significant for airlines, lessors, and financiers. Airlines in the US will deal…
Air New Zealand’s Trent 1000 problem – pics
Recently two Air New Zealand flights using 787-9s had to return to Auckland after experiencing engine trouble. Here are two pictures of engine damage. More information here. It is not known what caused the damage. We understand certain parts have…
Delta Air Lines orders 100 A321neo
Airbus released this PR: “Delta Air Lines today placed an order with Airbus for 100 of the manufacturer’s modern A321neo ACF (Airbus Cabin Flex configuration) aircraft. The U.S.-based carrier selected the largest member of Airbus’ single-aisle Family to meet Delta’s…
Indian air travel disruption starts evolving
That India is a market with a huge potential for air travel is by now well understood. One of the key challenges has been to get people beyond “the last mile” – meaning finding a way to connect people from…
Airbus A320neo Family Flight Ops Update Nov 2017
In another periodic A320neo update, we have some new data. We used FlightAware as our data source. Starting off with the big picture. The program has been dogged with engine issues. The chart shows where the problem has been focused…