The global coronavirus crisis has decimated traffic and impacted airline traffic worldwide. Aircraft have been grounded worldwide, but some aircraft types will be more negatively impacted than others. Several older and less efficient aircraft will find values essentially at scrap…
News: Bill Gates was in the news last week, promoting the development of a Covid-19 vaccine and, of course, having governments worldwide mandate a program of vaccinations. Under his proposal, everyone would have an identification card to prove their medical…
News The Singapore Air Show is getting started, but with 8% fewer participating companies, including some major industry players, and about a dozen fewer aircraft on display than planned. The Coronavirus, which has already impacted travel to and from China,…
News Dennis Muilenburg has been given the boot at Boeing, disguised of course as a resignation at the executive levels. AirInsight was the first to editorially call for this move on October 3rd. This move was primarily for his handling…
News Gary Kelly, in a recent interview, indicated that Southwest would train all of their 9,700 pilots over a 30 day period prior to re-introducing the MAX into their schedule. Those estimates may be somewhat unrealistic, however, if additional simulator…
News The 737 MAX may be nearing the end of its grounding, as Boeing has been accomplishing some of the five steps necessary to re-certification and re-entry into service with the FAA. While international regulators may take longer, let’s assume…