Two weeks ago your correspondent experienced a second significant operational delay within a year because of a technical aircraft problem. Same airline, similar aircraft, same EU departure airport. The first time was annoying; the aircraft had to have an engine…
Bombardier announced that its 2016 C Series deliver schedule will be delayed, while citing the statistics from the first two aircraft in service with Swiss. The good news is that the two CS100 aircraft in service with SWISS have collectively…
Orders for both narrow-body and wide-body aircraft have slowed dramatically in 2016 after several years of record orders for the industry. Global economic growth is waning, and carriers have begun to push delivery dates backwards or cancel order for aircraft…
The MoM continues to be a subject of considerable chatter among aviation and financial pundits and analysts. It is generally focused on replacing the Boeing 757. Today, the consensus is that the Airbus A321 continues to be the 757 replacement…
We have posted a few stories about the single aisle bubble. Now it seems there are cracks in delivery slots coming. Michael O’Leary has an insatiable appetite for 737s. If delivery slots open up, exploiting them will be a card…
Finnair has signed an agreement with ViaSat Inc to install a high-speed wireless internet network on its entire Airbus A320 series short-haul fleet flying in Europe. The installation of the Wi-Fi equipment will begin in May 2017, and will be…