If there was any doubt as to the disruptive capabilities Air Canada has acquired then two route announcements should quell that. The A220 is going to disrupt US air traffic options going to Europe. Today the airline announced Montreal-Toulouse. Throw…
The US DoT’s On-Time database is a great place to mine for information on how effective airlines are at managing their business. After all, the core of what airline’s sell is their schedule. Airlines require customers pay 100 cents on…
In the past 24 hours two news items emerged that look like impacting Qantas and its “Project Sunrise”. The first news item was the possible development of an Airbus A350-1000ULR, which should have the ability to offer Qantas an aircraft…
The Seattle Times has an interesting story. Changing language in Union contracts is not something to ignore. It appears that the airline wants to give itself wiggle room. And almost certainly the reason for this need is MAX related. MAX…
With the release of Airbus’ July numbers, we have updated our Airbus O&D model. Please use this link to work with it. Gross orders are slow this year, especially for widebodies Deliveries are roaring ahead. Delta remains the top customer…
Airbus has begun production of the A220 at its facility in Mobile, Alabama. The former Bombardier C Series is now a majority US content airplane assembled in the United States, and not subject to international trade issues, which Boeing had…