Amidst the uncertainty of the return to service of its Boeing MAX 8-fleet Norwegian has decided to cut its transatlantic network out of Ireland from mid-September. The low-cost airline will discontinue six routes to Dublin out of Providence and New…
There are several items that are making news today about the MAX and 787-10 that merit attention, so we will focus on them one by one. The issues include: 1. Boeing has conducted almost 500 test flights since the grounding…
Boeing announced a $4.9 billion charge in the second quarter for the MAX groundings, with that charge focusing on payments to customers assuming a 4th quarter 2019 return to service. That charge is in addition to the $2.2 billion in…
Boeing has taken a $4.9 billion pre-tax charge to cover costs resulting from the MAX grounding, compensation and production delays. That’s for Q2, so the charge might increase for the year. The airframer announced the charge on July 18, six…
The delayed deliveries of its first Boeing 737 MAX 200s until early 2020 is really beginning to hurt Irish low-cost giant Ryanair. In an update of its guidance the airline announced on July 16 that its growth will slow down…
The impact of the grounding of the Boeing MAX keeps spreading. The impact has now reached pilot training at Southwest. Which means it is also about to or has reached that level at American and United as well. It is…