Bombardier has announced two orders for the Q400 from African carriers at the Dubai Air Show, with orders from Air Côte d’Ivorie and from lessor Palma Holdings for aircraft destined for Ethopian airlines. The order for Air Côte d’Ivorie…
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
Embraer and Bombardier announced their 3Q13 results this week. The numbers suggest the battle against the duopoly is not going easily. Both Bombardier and Embraer build smaller commercial jets and business jets. Views: 35
Bombardier is planning a higher density interior for the Q400, and apparently has an unannounced launch customer for that configuration. In a higher density seating arrangement, with thin-line seats and tighter seat pitch, the capacity of the aircraft will rise…
Airbus today released a research study regarding the ability to sleep on long-haul aircraft and its relationship to seat width. The study was conducted by the London Sleep Centre. Dr. Irshaad Ebrahim commented that “all passengers experienced a deeper, less…