Turkish Airlines expects to be ready to announce a decision on its large fleet order “soon.” The carrier is still in the decision process for the aircraft and engines, which is more complicated due to delivery delays and technical issues.…
How much longer Spirit AeroSystems management is willing to accept that three key commercial aircraft programs are at forward losses before it acts and negotiates better deals with Airbus and Boeing? That question was put forward in different ways by different…
Comeback carrier Eswatini Air is pursuing a lean and nimble strategy that will see it stick to the Embraer 145 as the mainstay of its fleet and paced growth within Southern Africa before venturing back into East Africa. “It is…
Riyadh Air is still busy with a sales campaign for narrowbody aircraft and will not make any order announcements at this week’s Paris Airshow . When the start-up carrier of Saudi Arabia will be ready and how many aircraft it…
Turkish low-cost carrier Pegasus Airlines is planning a follow-on order to grow the fleet beyond the 130 to 140 planned in 2026, but it is too early to announce anything. The airline will take delivery of its 100th aircraft soon…
For two days, Istanbul has been the center of the airline community during the 79th Annual General Meeting of IATA. As Director-General Willie Walsh said during the closing press conference, “you can see that the mood of the industry is…