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The shifting tectonic plates – Airbus and Bombardier
With news of Airbus creating a JV with Bombardier, a seismic industry event has occurred. Recall that Bombardier has previously tried (2015) to enjoin Airbus in the program, only to be rebuffed. With the impact still creating reverberations around the…
ViaSat update on airline connectivity
We had a brief conversation with Don Buchman, ViaSat’s VP Commercial Mobility. What is the state of the US airline industry connectivity? The industry is almost fully outfitted. This makes it the highest concentration worldwide. But we are moving to…
The repercussions of 220%
The DoC findings in the Boeing v. Bombardier anti-dumping dispute were a shock. Not the decision, which was expected, but with the level of countervailing duties applied — 220% is breathtakingly large and absurd. Global aerospace is a system with sensitive…
There is a growing global pilot shortage
In case you wonder if the pilot shortage is like global warming – something to debate. The answer is no and getting clearer by the day. Horizon Airlines needs pilots. Ryanair needs pilots. Norwegian is poaching pilots from Ryanair. Indigo…
Southern African airline chaos
The news is sad. Corruption, mismanagement and incredible lack of oversight plague the African airline industry. Three of the southern region’s airlines have recently been in the news, with most of that news negative. Starting with South African Airways, this link chronicles…