The freighter recovery
The air freight market has been through something of a roller coaster ride. The chart is from IATA and must have been a nailbiting ride for the industry. As IATA stated: “Overcapacity is coming mainly from an expansion of the…
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Vistara selecting 787?
News out today from Bloomberg suggests the Indian carrier may have selected the 787 over the A330neo. This is potentially the third win in a row for Boeing. What may be going on behind the scenes that allowed Boeing to…
Transactions May YTD
Here is an update on commercial aircraft transactions through May 2018. Note transactions include new and pre-owned aircraft. Airbus has had a more active year compared to Boeing. The 2018 numbers also show more activity at Airbus compared to last…
The retiring 767 passenger fleet
The Boeing 767 was something of a disruption when it entered service. It came as part of a family with the 757. Boeing quickly added to the family and ensured the 767 rapidly took over the market in the middle…
Ethiopian Airlines is Africa’s top airline
Take a look at a brief history of Africa’s biggest airlines at a few points in time. It wasn’t until only a few years ago that Ethiopian even was among the top five. Today it is the uncontested biggest African…