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Airbus announced the delivery of the first A321neo today to US-based Virgin America - a brand soon to disappear into the ever-consolidating US airline industry.   Like all the Virgin American fleet, this one also powered by CFM.  In this case by the LEAP engine.  But...

Delta Air Lines is well known for its commitment to older aircraft.  Delta has a world-class MRO in Atlanta.  Even with such an MRO, it must be tough to keep that big fleet at work.  We decided to take a look at delays, and searched the US Department of Transportation...

Airlines have embraced ancillary fees as a way to make up for low fares. One of those fees was the "Reservation Cancellation/Change Fee".  Air travel is an activity that comes with many disruptive factors, as anyone can testify.  The US airlines embraced a series of...

It has taken a long time to get here, but things may be moving faster than many realize.  Bombardier has, for a long time, spoken of the CSeries target customers "waiting in the wings".  It was an awkward statement, because those hiding in the wings did it very well...