Joe Sutter, the “father of the 747”, passed away at age 95 earlier this week. Joe was the congenial leader of the Boeing engineering team, got his folks to actually do what was thought to be impossible at the time,…
The airline industry seems to be pushing for ever more bandwidth on their aircraft. An early pioneer in this is Lufthansa which was among the first airlines to sign up for Boeing Connexion. Even after that program was abandoned, Lufthansa…
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For medium and long-hauls, the twin engine passenger aircraft are the backbone of the fleet. This first chart demonstrates how twin engine aircraft have become the dominant type. In 2000, twins were about 50% of the fleet. By 1Q16 this…
In a previous story we wrote about the growing demand for pilots. The demand is real and well documented. But what about the other side of the equation? Where will these pilots come from? In its recently released study, Boeing…
Is Long-Haul first class alive or dead? Several airlines have eliminated first class and are upping the ante on their business class offerings to nearly first class standards. Other airlines maintain a distinction between the two, utilizing suites for First…