When most of the 1.520 delegates for the IATA AGM flew via Istanbul a week ago, they entered and departed Turkey via the two main gateways: the new Istanbul Airport or the older Istanbul Sabiha Gökcen. The former is the hub…
airBaltic is in discussions with Airbus to exercise options for thirty Airbus A220-300s and place twenty new options. The latter would offer the airline the flexibility to opt for the stretched A220-500 when Airbus launches that version. CEO Martin Gauss confirmed…
Although the full 2023 Commercial Market Outlook will be released just before the Paris Airshow later this month, Boeing already shared some market views this week during a pre-Paris media event in North Charleston. You can view the full presentation from Darren…
The regional airline business is tough the world over. It faces scale-driven challenges – smaller planes, shorter routes, and higher costs. But it also operates in a space about seeing a sea change in technology—the worst of times, and yet…
Frustration and irritation over how Airbus and Qatar Airways are failing to cooperate on a solution to their legal dispute over the Airbus A350 paint quality have reached the London High Court. In the latest case management conference last Thursday, Justice Waksman…
The first COMAC C919 has been delivered to China Eastern and will soon enter commercial service. While the ramp-up will be slow, COMAC now has orders for more than 1,100 C919 aircraft from Chinese airlines and leasing companies. For the…