If you wondered just how much time and effort goes into airline fleet strategy, here’s a briefing by one of the industry’s leading experts. Lufthansa has occasional events they call an “Academy”, where they have senior managers explain the “behind…
Nico Buchholz, Executive Vice President Lufthansa Group Fleet Management, spoke with us today at a Lufthansa Academy event. Views: 37
Mr Joe Sutter was 93 when we made this brief video with him. Lufthansa awarded him their first lifetime achievement award. As you see him here, he recently had heart surgery. What an impressive man. After this interview he sat…
The recent study released by Airbus calling for standardization of 18 inch width seats in economy has been considered somewhat self-serving by many analysts. Boeing has countered stating that airlines should be free to choose the width of their seats,…
Boeing today confirmed an additional 1% fuel-efficiency improvement for the 737 MAX family of aircraft. This addition brings the total fuel savings from 13% to 14% over the current generation 737NG models. The additional 1% derives from improved aerodynamics, particularly…
This family of aircraft has become the mainstay of Airbus and the industry. The chart below illustrates Airbus deliveries from the outset of the A320 program. Views: 58