Embraer’s E-Jets are coming to United Express, after the airline ordered 30 plus 40 options. Deliveries are slated to arrive in the second quarter of 2014. The E-175 aircraft will be fitted to seat 76 passengers, the current limited…
This morning United Airlines announced an order for 30 E-175 aircraft, plus 45 options. Deliveries are set for 2014 and 2015. The image below is what the airplane is set to look like when it enters service. With winglet gives…
AirInsight interviewed Mike Arcamone after the unveiling of the Bombardier CSeries on Thursday March 7th 2013. Views: 31
Airline traffic has continued to grow over the last decade, despite 9-11, SARS, a financial crisis and prolonged recession. At current growth rates, traffic will double every 15 years. That requires twice the number of seats to accommodate passengers into…
Doug Parker has successfully pulled off the David eats Goliath (again) merger of US Airways and American, and will take the reigns as CEO of the combined company. We applaud that decision, as consolidation is essential for both carriers, as…
Embraer last week finally firmed up its plans, announced in 2011, to re-engine the E-Jet family. The announcement of the selection of the Pratt & Whitey Geared Turbofan engine removes much of the ambiguity about the program. That ambiguity has…