When Embraer’s shareholders approve the nomination of two new members to the Board of Directors of the Brazilian airframer, it will mean the return to the commercial aviation industry after a 22 months’ absence for one of them: Kevin McAllister. He…
UPDATE – The quest for more sustainable aviation fuels (SAFs) in North America has received a boost this week. On July 14, Boeing announced a partnership with SkyNRG Americas on scaling up the availability and use of SAFs on a…
As US airlines race to prepare for returning traffic, there is a scramble for capacity. It is the nature of this business that one has to always have extra capacity to deploy quickly. When an opportunity appears, first-mover advantage is…
UPDATE – The FAA has identified another manufacturing quality issue on the Dreamliner. The Boeing 787 has a new nose issue in the pressure bulkhead area. It has been found in undelivered Dreamliners during inspections, the regulatory agency confirmed on…
Last Friday we had an opportunity to catch up with Airbus Chief Commercial Officer Christian Scherer. As the global commercial aviation industry starts to climb out from the pandemic, Mr. Scherer is a very busy man and we fortunate to get…
One swallow doesn’t make a summer, but if reports from Bloomberg on July 9 are correct, better days are coming again for the Boeing MAX in China. The news agency cites unnamed sources that the Chinese regulators are opening up…