BEA investigators blame human error for the Air France crash in June 2009. They said the junior pilots were not properly trained to deal with an emergency while their Captain was on a rest break. Their summary findings can be…
Two senators wrote to Richard Anderson, CEO of Delta Air Lines and chairman of the Air Transport Association. The letter addresses the ticket taxes which airlines are still collecting even though the partial shutdown means the government is not collecting…
Winglets were first identified in 1952 to achieve better fuel burn. But they were not adopted until much later. It took Airbus a long time to follow Boeing’s lead on deploying them, as you can see. There may be good…
It was reported in Germany that the airline has a big order coming – maybe up to 150 planes. While the excitement is justified, note that the mother ship orders for the whole family. Therefore such an order is likely…
Danish airline Cimber Sterling received a $31.9m lifeline and will be part of a new Nordic airline. The smaller rival to SAS and Norwegian Air Shuttle confirmed its non-binding deal which gives Ukrainian billionaire Igor Kolomoisky a stake of about…
With EU nations setting up protection for their national carriers, what is a new entrant to do? Somehow, whatever beachhead is established, it has to be exploited to improve reach. Which makes this move by Etihad so smart. Etihad is…