It’s a major change of the guards that’s about to happen at Emirates in June 2020 when Sir Tim Clark is to relinquish his position as President of the successful Middle East airline. On December 24, Emirates chairman and chief…
With the A380 about to leave the stage by late 2021, Airbus has got itself a new high-capacity seat airliner. On November 27, the A350-1000 has been certified by the European Union Safety Agency (EASA) to operate with 480 seats,…
On Day 4 of the Dubai Air Show, Emirates presented the result of the second part of its fleet-rethink. The airline has reduced its orders on the Boeing 777X and placed a firm order for 30 787-9s instead worth $8.8…
Air France-KLM will (have to) ‘reinvent’ itself if it wants to meet its targets of higher revenues, strong improvement of the operating margin, reduced costs, and more operational efficiency, the French-Dutch airline group said on its Investor Day on November…
Some 6,5 years since signing the order, Air France on September 27 has taken delivery of its first of 28 Airbus A350-900s. The arrival of the type marks a next step in renewing the (long-haul) fleet and swapping old for…
Demand for new commercial airliners between this year and 2038 will grow to 39.210 aircraft worth $4.9 trillion, Airbus forecasts in its latest Global Market Forecast. It was presented in London on September 18 by Chief Commercial Officer Christian Scherer…