While the airfreight industry and the market for large freighters has been in a recession over the last few years, a bright spot for the air cargo sector has been the surge in order for passenger to freight (P2F) conversions…
This week, the US Secretary of Transportation rejected a request from Norwegian Air International (NAI) to be granted expedited approval to begin scheduled flights to the United States on an expedited basis. The dismissal order can be seen here. NAI…
Bombardier today announced that the CSeries engine modifications have been approved by Transport Canada, been re-delivered by Pratt & Whitney, and installed on FTV2, which means an imminent return to flight testing. From what we hear, that could occur this…
To answer this question it is important to first layout the limits to any answer. No airline will discuss this and nor will Boeing other than to say all is good. Forget about getting any details. United did respond to…
Wayne Coulson is CEO of Coulson Air Tankers. Last week we wrote about how the company is retiring the last two Martin Mars – seventy years after they were made. How many aircraft have worked that long? Mr Coulson reflects…
The A380 has recently been in the news, with the question being asked of whether it will become profitable and gain additional sales in today’s airline environment. Our view of the aircraft is that it was introduced a decade before…