Lessor Avolon has boosted its narrowbody backlog by announcing orders for a combined 140 aircraft. The company has signed a firm order for 100 Airbus A321neo’s and for 40 Boeing MAX 8s and -10s, it said on Tuesday. In June, Avolon…
The term “Use Enough Gun” is the title of a book about hunting. Rather than big game, airlines are on the hunt for passenger traffic. Like a hunter, it is essential to use the right tool. This post is about…
It has been a quiet year for new full-freighter orders so far, but Cathay Pacific has set things in motion again. The Hong Kong-based carrier confirmed a firm order today for six Airbus A350Fs plus 20 options to be delivered by…
Here’s the updated model. Airbus delivered 64 aircraft in November, which brings total deliveries to 623 year to date. That’s 97 to go to meet the target of 720. Orders were 113, including 30 A220-300s from airBaltic, 60 A320neo’s from…
The Alaska/Hawaiian deal keeps getting attention as analysts and media dig into whatever data they have. We published some thoughts on the deal based on the conference call here . As expected, both CEOs want to tout the win-win for…
The Daher TBM EcoPulse technology demonstrator has successfully completed its first flight using its six electromotors. The aircraft operated a 1 hour 38 minutes flight out of Tarbes on November 29 and did another 19-minute test flight today in hybrid-electric…