Are aging fleets a problem?
With another two stories today about in-flight component failures (Southwest, Sichuan), we are being reminded that airplanes are vulnerable. There is nothing quite like an airline/airplane scary story to catch...
Qatar Airways buys another airline stake
Today it emerged that Qatar Airways has bought another stake in an airline. This time it spent $662m on a near 10% stake in Cathay Pacific. The move by the airline follows a pattern as the table illustrates. We...
Qatar Airways is Making News at the Paris Air Show
Once again, Akbar Al Baker, Chief Executive of Qatar Airways is making news at the Paris Air Show in several areas. We will quickly summarize them here: 1. An Equity Stake in American Today’s announcement that...
Premium – LATAM fleet review
Among the world’s big airlines, LATAM stands out. By far the biggest airline in Latin America it is the product of a merger between Brazil’s TAM and Chile-based LAN. Besides these two airlines coming...
An Analysis of A320neo Flight Operations through February 2017
We undertook a review of A320neo flight operations. There were 71 A320neo aircraft in operation at the end of February. An analysis of the 28,105 flights scheduled provides some interesting insights. With recent...
The Brazilian Airline Rush is On
Brazil just approved 100% foreign ownership of airlines, up from the previous maximum of 20%. This presents an opportunity for foreign carriers to increase investment in a currently troubled economy with strong...
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