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Qatar switches A320neos for A321neos
Qatar Airways is in the news again and, once again, its about Airbus. The airline plans to swap its order for up to 80 A320neos for A321neos. “We are going to take all A321s, there will be no more A320s,”…
Delivery slots start to appear – implications are interesting
We have posted a few stories about the single aisle bubble. Now it seems there are cracks in delivery slots coming. Michael O’Leary has an insatiable appetite for 737s. If delivery slots open up, exploiting them will be a card…
Airbus neo news
There has been a steady flow of news about A320neo program delivery delays. So far, these have all been directed at the P&W GTF engine. P&W has explained to us that the issue is minor and a fix is being…
Etihad wins appeal
A German appeals court allowed Etihad to operate most of its code-share flights with Air Berlin for the winter schedule ending in March. The court said Etihad and Air Berlin should be allowed to continue code sharing on 26 international…
Low Oil Prices and the Middle East Three
Reports that oil is falling through the $30 threshold and may even fall to $20 per barrel does not bode well for Middle Eastern economies. The situation in Saudi Arabia is so tenuous that the Kingdom is considering an IPO…