We undertook a review of A320neo flight operations. There were 71 A320neo aircraft in operation at the end of February. An analysis of the 28,105 flights scheduled provides some interesting insights. With recent news reports suggesting difficulties with engines, we…
Lufthansa celebrated the “roll-in” of its new Airbus A350-900 aircraft, and was kind enough to invite AirInsight to its celebration. Videos of the speeches and christening ceremony, in German, will be available in separate posts on our site. The celebration…
Talks between Lufthansa and pilot union Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) ended without agreement. The latest talks, set to be completed by January 31, were led by mediator Gunter Pleuger. Herr Pleuger now will submit a conciliation recommendation to the parties by…
Lufthansa and CFM International are celebrating the achievement of 100,000 flight hours by one of the airline’s CFM56-5C engines more than 20 years after Lufthansa took delivery of its first Airbus A340-300. The airline was the launch customer for the…
It has taken a long time to get here, but things may be moving faster than many realize. Bombardier has, for a long time, spoken of the CSeries target customers “waiting in the wings”. It was an awkward statement, because…
There are two great Lockheed Constellation restoration projects being undertaken. (Hello Red Bull, are you paying attention?) We are big Connie fans. Project #1: Columbine We first got to see this magnificent aircraft (Columbine I) in August 2008 at the…