Just when you thought Boeing was finally going to make sense and move headquarters closer to their operations, they did the opposite and announced a move from Chicago to Washington DC. This is even farther away from Seattle, which has…
The research and development of a new generation of ecofriendly airliners not only require new technological steps on airframe design and aerodynamics, engines, and fuels, but foremost needs a big step in digitalization. Right now, the level of digitalization and…
The plan was announced in February 2021, but since January 1 this new year 2022, Airbus has officially integrated its French, Portuguese, Morrocan, Tunesian, and Canadian aerostructures businesses within a single entity: Airbus Atlantic. A second one based in Germany…
UK regional carrier Flybe has taken another step towards relaunching services early next year by taking delivery of its first aircraft. Lessor Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC) delivered the first of twelve De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400s to the airline’s new base…
News Airbus has now dropped the use of catalogue or list prices for its aircraft, and will no longer publish list prices. The rationale is that real-world deals bare little resemblance to “list prices” given the massive discounting that routinely…
Airline alliances, including the Star Alliance, oneworld, and SkyTeam, have generated substantial benefits for their members. Those benefits, however, have primarily been on the marketing side of the business, as code-shares and connecting traffic increase revenues for alliance members, particularly…