Eliminating the middle man
How will we fly on an airplane when the worst of Covid-19 is over? Will we fly and under what conditions? Which load factors make sense if social distancing needs to be applied? These are some of the questions the…
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Early retirement (update 4/9)
Covid-19 not only seems to wipe out a generation of vulnerable and elderly men and women, but as a consequence of the effect it has on aviation also the vulnerable and elderly aircraft types. We witnessed this on March 29,…
‘Joint venture airlines’ ready to go
Air France/KLM, Delta Airlines, and Virgin Atlantic will start joint operations this month, implementing a strategy that was laid out in their May 2018 agreement. The combined airlines promise a smooth and consistent travel experience, with the focus on transatlantic…
Virgin Group keeps majority share in Virgin Atlantic (update 12/4)
UK’s Virgin Atlantic is set to retain its majority-share by parent company Virgin Group after all. In a letter to his employees on December 2, president and non-executive director Richard Branson said Virgin Group is to keep its 51 percent-share…
Delta and LATAM: North joins South for perfect network
Delta Airlines is expecting $1 billion in additional earnings in South American traffic over the next five years thanks to the codeshare and strategic partnership with Chile’s LATAM Airlines Group, CEO and director Ed Bastian said in an investors’ call…
What does it cost to taxi around an airport?
Everyone who has flown has pondered this at one time or another, especially between 4:30pm and 8pm at a hub airport. Your flight pushes back from the gate and then the plane seems to drive for hours before getting to…