We hear it all the time – fuel costs are the airlines’ biggest input cost. When looking at the data, it certainly is the largest input on flight operations. However, what does it look like for the aircraft airlines depend…
Delta announced that it is entering into a deal with Boeing for 20 E190s and 40 new 737-900ERs upon ratification of a tentative agreement covering its 12,000 pilots. The tentative pilot agreement provides enhancements to pilot compensation—including base pay increases—along…
There have been many 737 operators, but few with the attachment to the 737 like Southwest Airlines. The following chart shows how attached they have become to each other. The recent bump in growth came with absorbing the 737 fleet…
Israel Aerospace Industries launched a B737-700P2F conversion program through its MRO and conversion arm, Bedek Aviation Group. Alaska Airlines is the launch customer for the program with three firm orders plus an option. Bedek expects certification in mid-2016 with delivery…
Wing design is complicated and the changes in IT and materials are having a big impact on what OEMs can do with wings. A case in point is the Boeing 737. Boeing has continually updated the core design. Most notably…
Canada’s WestJet announced, in a briefing to its pilots, that it is planning to acquire wide-body aircraft and begin flying internationally in 2015. The carrier currently wet-leases Boeing 757s from Thomas Cook for Hawaii operations, and those contracts expire next…