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Are aging fleets a problem?

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...

The Pre-Owned A380

News this week about Singapore Airlines not renewing the lease on its first A380 has caused a flutter.  The considered opinion is that this is another piece of bad news for the Airbus program.  The Wall Street Journal has this view: “But it is another symbolic hit for...

Pratt gets a big win

Turkish Airlines signed a Definitive Agreement for Pratt & Whitney’s PW1100G-JM engines to power its order of 92 firm A321neo aircraft, the largest engine order in Turkish Airline’s history. The order was originally announced during the 2015 Paris Air Show as a...

Premium #181 – The New World Order of Airlines

It is difficult for US and European legacy carriers to effectively compete internationally, and they are increasingly seeking governmental assistance to overcome what they perceive to be unfair competition. From a consumer standpoint, we are fortunate that such...