With the forthcoming launch of the 777-9 at the Dubai Air Show next month, the battle between the A350-1000 and 777-9 will be officially on, with two very different aircraft competing for the same market. While there is discussion of…
The two contenders are Airbus and Boeing. The cards on the table are A330 and A350 against the 777 and 787. This segment is going to be the biggest twin aisle market for the foreseeable future. Both OEMs offer compelling…
If you wondered just how much time and effort goes into airline fleet strategy, here’s a briefing by one of the industry’s leading experts. Lufthansa has occasional events they call an “Academy”, where they have senior managers explain the “behind…
Nico Buchholz, Executive Vice President Lufthansa Group Fleet Management, spoke with us today at a Lufthansa Academy event. Views: 37
Mr Joe Sutter was 93 when we made this brief video with him. Lufthansa awarded him their first lifetime achievement award. As you see him here, he recently had heart surgery. What an impressive man. After this interview he sat…
The recent study released by Airbus calling for standardization of 18 inch width seats in economy has been considered somewhat self-serving by many analysts. Boeing has countered stating that airlines should be free to choose the width of their seats,…