ANA buying A380s
A report from Japan says ANA is buying three A380s. On June 21 2015 we wrote about how we thought the Skymark bankruptcy would play out. We asked Intrepid Aviation for feedback and wrote about that too. As we noted…
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Etihad’s EU strategy hits a bump
Etihad built a very useful network within the EU by buying stakes in EU airlines. The idea was that this would circumvent limitations on air service. The strategy has largely been successful. Then a German court said “No more“. In…
A320neo also delayed
Airbus announced that its first A320neo will now be delivered in 2016. We understand this will likely occur now before the end of January. The A320neo program progressed very well through its test flights even with an engine hiccup. Airbus…
Re-Pricing C Series
The dearth of new orders for the C Series is a source of concern for anyone following the program. Why, one might ask, is such a technically good aircraft not winning orders? Bombardier’s competitors have been very successful at undermining…
Aeroflot grows fleet via Transaero collapse
Aeroflot looks it has plans to cherry-pick from the Transaero fleet. Deals with some Russian lessors allow Aeroflot put selected Transaero aircraft back into service. Aeroflot signed an LoI with VEB-Leasing, Transaero’s largest Russian lessor, for nine Boeing 747s and…
How much will Amazon disrupt the package freight business?
A report in the Seattle Times broke the story yesterday that Amazon is looking at acquiring 20 Boeing 767-300ER freighters to avoid problems with unmet deliveries during peak seasons. Amazon has been experimenting with its own delivery service, which was…