With another two stories today about in-flight component failures (Southwest, Sichuan), we are being reminded that airplanes are vulnerable. There is nothing quite like an airline/airplane scary story to catch people’s attention. The industry safety statistics are too good to…
The results are grim. Etihad reported a loss of $1.9bn. Emirates announced its first decline in profits in five years. And Qatar is besieged and indications are to expect it to report 30% lower revenues because of the neighboring countries…
It is quite remarkable how quickly the ME3 became tier one players in the global airline industry. As the chart illustrates, Etihad is the smallest of the ME3. Because Etihad was the smallest but had the same task of “showing…
The Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation is a highly respected consultancy, and we at AirInsight have met their leadership team and respect their capabilities and ethics. They are an outstanding firm. Annually, they award “man of the year” honors to…
Today it emerged that Qatar Airways has bought another stake in an airline. This time it spent $662m on a near 10% stake in Cathay Pacific. The move by the airline follows a pattern as the table illustrates. We can…
Delta Air Lines last week produced a 15-minute film to educate employees about the company’s aggressive stance against the ME3. That video can be viewed here. This film is the latest effort in Delta’s campaign to urge the US government…