Brazil’s Airlines
Brazil is a large country in real estate terms – 8.5M km2, or 14 times bigger than Alaska, making it only slightly smaller than the entire USA. We know how crucial air transportation is to the United States, and this…
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CAPA Americas Summit debate on US and Gulf carriers
The fracas between the ME3 and US3 is getting attention. Kudos to CAPA for setting up this debate. The people involved in the two hour debate were: American Airlines, Senior VP Government Affairs, Will Ris Americans for Fair Skies, President,…
The Emirates decision on A380 Engines
Sir Tim Clark, President of Emirates Airline, has been vocal in pushing Airbus to revise the A380. As we pass through the A380’s first decade in service, the recent decision by Emirates to switch to Rolls-Royce from Engine Alliance got…
Can a passenger hack an aircraft?
This issue is now getting a lot of attention. United just banned a passenger who is an IT cyber security expert, because the airline believes him to be a threat to their aircraft systems. We are not sure this…
Premium #166 – Fuel Efficiencies and Aircraft Pricing
When most analysts think about the airline business, they almost immediately move to the price of fuel, its highest cost element. Fuel prices have plummeted over the past year. There is no oil shortage and the airlines have exploited the…
First Flight Delay for MRJ – but No Impact on EIS Expected
Mitsubishi Heavy Industry announced a first flight delay for the MRJ, and that it has launched a new management structure to facilitate the transition of the MRJ program from the development phase to manufacturing phase of development. In addition to…