In South Africa there is a little airline called kulula that readers might enjoy learning about. The airline is owned by Comair, which also flies around Southern Africa as BA. Comair operates an LCC and a full service airline. But,…
Boeing’s 737 MAX is beginning to take off nicely. It still has less than half the firm orders of the Airbus A320neo and Boeing failed to convert as many commitments to firm orders during the Farnborough Air Show as it…
The differential in aircraft prices and operating economics between aircraft is only one factor in a fleet planning decision. Fleet commonality and additional initial and on-going expenses must also be taken into consideration to obtain a true economic picture of…
Aviation Week and Aviation Daily journalist Andy Compart published a story on the outcome of an arbitration between the airline and its pilots. The airline won the arbitration and this opens up a host of fleet changes the airline can…
The 100-149 aircraft sector will be turbulent over the next few years, as the confluence of two trends combine to fundamentally change the competitive dynamics. Growth in demand for larger narrow body aircraft, combined with new and more efficient smaller…
New sales of the stalwart Airbus A319 and Boeing 737-700 have largely dried up, after amassing combined deliveries of 2,554 aircraft through June 30, 2012. Sales of the A319neo have been tepid and non-existent for the 737-7 MAX, and the…