Today Airbus and Air Canada are performing North America’s first “Perfect Flight” over international borders. The goal is to cut CO2 emissions by more than 40% compared to a regular flight. The commercial flight on an A319 flying from Toronto…
The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) published intriguing news. The story is about how US airlines are dealing with higher fuel costs. But this chart is the part we find most interesting. It shows that US airlines have improved their…
Airports are often surrounded by the communities they serve. An airport that used to be far away from homes thirty years ago now has neighbors. Great examples (Heathrow and Gatwick) exist in London. LAX is also surrounded by homes. Views:…
Today Germany’s TUIfly and CFM celebrated a new first-run time-on-wing world record set by a CFM56-7B engine powering one of the airline’s Boeing 737-800s. This engine logged more than 50,000 hours without a shop visit. That’s equivalent to 2,083 days…
Azul Airlines, Amyris, Inc.Embraer and GE announced that Amyris’ renewable jet fuel sourced from Brazilian sugarcane has successfully passed all required testing and will be used during a demonstration flight on an Azul E195. The “Azul+Verde” (a Greener Blue) flight…
Oil prices are critical to airlines, the highest single element of cost. But when prices come down, the pressure often temporarily comes off, depending on whether the airlines are stuck with higher priced hedges. The impacts can be quite significant…