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- Boeing-Embraer venture in response to Airbus-Bombardier? Don’t count on it October 23, 2017
- Pontifications: Boeing’s focus on going to Mars October 23, 2017
- Bjorn’s Corner: Airbus A330neo flight test starts October 20, 2017
- Boeing ponders restart of 767-300ER passenger line October 19, 2017
- Economics of CS300 versus A319neo and 737 MAX 7 October 19, 2017
Norwegian’s risky fleet expansion
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Norwegian, from regional to mainline competitor
By Bjorn Fehrm Introduction February 8, 2017, ©. Leeham Co: When SAS (Scandinavian Airlines Systems) canceled Norwegian Air Shuttle’s (NAS) contract to feed its Norwegian network 2002, it had no idea the former feeder would almost run it out… Read More
2017, a tougher year for European airlines?
By Bjorn Fehrm January 5, 2017, ©. Leeham Co: The last two years have seen increased profits for the airline industry. Lower priced fuel gave the industry time to breath and to finally earn a reasonable Return on Invested… Read More
Europe’s airlines: LCC, the winning formula
By Bjorn Fehrm Nov. 18 2015, ©. Leeham Co: Easyjet revealed record numbers yesterday with pretax profits now at 14.6% of a year turnover of £4,686m. The load-factors for their aircraft are at a record 91.5% on a 12… Read More
ISTAT: Warning signs for airline industry
March 9, 2015: There are warning signs the global airline industry needs to heed, says John Luth, CEO of the US consultancy Seabury Group. The economic recovery isn’t uniform across the globe, Luth said in the keynote address… Read More
A350-1000 gets upgrade to 387 seats; we analyse the consequences
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Air France-KLM defers 2015/16 777s, cites poor financial results, low fuel prices
Dec. 18, 2014: Air France-KLM said today that it will defer delivery of 10 Boeing 777-300ERs scheduled for delivery in 2015/16 due to lower than expected financial results and because the current fuel price environment makes taking the… Read More
Air France A350 contract stalled; here’s the way forward
Bloomberg News has this report that the Air France-KLM talks for 25 Airbus A350s remain stalled over the long-running dispute between the company and Rolls-Royce over AF’s desire to overhaul the Trent XWB engines. The Air France-KLM group… Read More