MC-21 News
[UPDATE: The MC-21 orders that are intended for Aeroflot would be provided under a leasing deal via the UAC’s Rostehnologii. A total of 85 orders are booked of which 35 are slated for Government VIP service with those powered with…
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Another A350 takes to the skies
TAM Airlines’ first A350 XWB successfully took off from Toulouse today. The aircraft now progresses to the final production phase which includes further ground checks and flight tests, before delivery to TAM Airlines in December. Views: 34
LAN and TAM: new technologies for pilots and crew
LAN and TAM, member airlines of LATAM Airlines Group, are the first in South America to develop and deliver, for pilots and flight crew, a tablet with applications specially designed to facilitate, optimize and improve both the management of operational…
Premium #198 – Privatizing America’s ATC
There is a debate within the US about privatizing the ATC system. The debate has big implications for air travel. On the pro-privatization side, we have Airlines for America, the industry trade group. They point out that the FAA, which…
Norwegian Airlines passengers using free WiFi
Norwegian became the first airline to offer live TV on board of European flights. Passengers use free WiFi and can now watch Bloomberg Television and TV2 News on Norway’s fleet of 87 aircraft. The new service was launched this week…
US airline profitability and fuel hedges
As fuel costs have come down we have seen the US airline industry report record profits. But how is the impact playing out? We created the following chart to illustrate this using the Boeing 737-700 and a few airlines as…