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Spirit Airlines announced yesterday April 7 that they will sit down and talk to JetBlue regarding the outstanding offering to takeover the Floridian low cost carrier. It the merger with JetBlue were to take place, it would destroy months of negotiations between Spirit and Frontier Airlines who had made a previous offer to buy the...
JetBlue is making a move to buy Spirit Airlines and break up the announcement of the merger between the ultra low cost carrier and Frontier Airlines. Spirit reported yesterday April 5 that JetBlue offered $33 dollars per share which brings the offer to a grand total of 3.6 billion dollars. The Florida-based Spirit Airlines said...
Boeing today announced a US$2 million emergency assistance package to support humanitarian response efforts in Ukraine. The assistance package will be directed to organizations working to bring food, water, clothing, medicine and shelter to displaced Ukrainians – including those seeking refuge in neighboring countries. In addition, Boeing will match all qualifying employee contributions made in support of...
In the next 20 year passenger traffic growth of 5.3% per annum and accelerated retirement of older less fuel efficient aircraft will see the Asia-Pacific region require 17,620 new passenger and freighter aircraft. Nearly 30% of these will replace older less fuel efficient models. In a region which is home to 55% of the world’s...
Global full-service aircraft lessor Aviation Capital Group (ACG), wholly owned by Tokyo Century Corporation, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for 20 A220s and a firm contract for 40 A320neo Family aircraft, of which five are A321XLRs. The A220 is the only aircraft purpose-built for the 100-150 seat market and brings together state-of-the-art aerodynamics, advanced...
A few days ago we reported on an order from Qatar Airways for the new Boeing 777XF (freighter), which would make it the launch customer. Now, to close January on a high note, Qatar has signed a purchase commitment for 50 777X freighter aircraft. As a bonus, this deal adds an order for 50 Boeing...
In 2021, Airbus Helicopters logged 419 gross ordersshowing solid signs of recovery from the 2020 market situation which was heavily impacted by the economic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. (2020 – 289 gross/ 268 net orders). The increase in orders for light helicopters, H125 and H130, reflects the recovery of the civil and parapublic market....
American Airlines CEO, Doug Parker announced today that he will retire sometime in March of 2022. Parker famously led American through the merger with US Airways and a very controversial image change that included a revamp of the iconic AA logo. The heir to AA’s throne is the current President, Robert Isom who hopes to put...
GOP lawmakers on the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee warned President Joe Biden that his vaccine mandates could have adverse effects on the airline industry, and demanded they be reversed immediately to prevent further damage on an already hurt industry. The demands were made via a letter to the president by ranking member of the House...
The Boeing 737 MAX is the newest single-aisle aircraft in the Boeing family. A piece of engineering like few others have been seen worldwide with a tremendous amount of technology mounted on a reliable and fairly well-proven platform that is found all over the world operating with reliability and consistency. Unfortunately, this is not the...
Thailand’s aviation officials have urged 5 Thai carriers to inspect their fleet of Boeing 737-800, this after the crash of the plane belonging to China Eastern Airlines last Monday, killing 132 people onboard. As a result of this recommendation, Nok Air and Thai Lion must obtain a Certificate of Airworthiness for all their operational 737-800s...
Space is the next frontier without any doubt, and as the concept of flying to space just for leisure becomes every day more common, a flight from New York to Beijing could be completed unas little as 2 hours thanks to suborbital space travel. A Chinese company is developing a rocket with wings for commercial...
The man in charge of the Russian space agency said that they will stop working with its international partners, including NASA and the European Space Agency in the new orbital lab. The director of Roscosmos, Dimitry Rogozin revealed the agency’s intentions in social media and said they will be sending an itinerary for the termination...
DHL Express and Boeing announced that the world-leading express service provider has placed an order for six additional 777 Freighters. The purchase takes DHL Express’ order book total to 28 777 Freighters since it placed its first direct order in 2018 for today’s largest and most capable twin-engine freighter. About the recent order, Geoff Kehr,...
Embraer delivered 55 jets in the fourth quarter of 2021, of which 16 were commercial aircraft and 39 were executive jets (26 light and 13 mid-size). The Company delivered a total of 141 jets in 2021, comprised of 48 commercial aircraft and 93 executive jets (62 light and 31 mid-size). As of December 31, the...
United, the only major U.S., airline to own a flight training school, officially opened United Aviate Academy today and welcomed a historic inaugural class of future pilots, 80% of whom are women or people of color. United Aviate Academy is a key part of the airline’s goal to train about 5,000 new pilots at the school...