Aircraft
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Airbus Thinks United Will Order the A380
Someone sent me an article last week that I thought was pretty funny. Apparently, Airbus super salesman John Leahy thinks United is…
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Topic of the Week: The 787 Enters Service
If you’re in the US, you may have missed the first flight in service of the 787 this week. That’s because it…
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Topic of the Week: Boeing’s 737 MAX
Boeing has now officially launched its 737 with new engines – it’s being called the 737 MAX to counter the A320neo. What…
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Why Delta’s 737 Order Reminds Me of Baseball
It’s now official. Delta has decided to order a hundred 737-900ER aircraft. These aren’t the new engine versions but just plain old…
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Cranky on the Web (August 22 – 26)
Flier comfort: Boeing 787 myths and facts – CNN Out of the Office The 787 will finally be in service in the…
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What Will American Do With All Those Airplanes?
In case you missed it, American has decided to buy an insanely large number of airplanes. With 460 orders and another 10…
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Catch a Ride on a BAC-111
Any airline dorks out there have $880 lying around? If so, I’d highly recommend heading to Dallas on August 27 to take…
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Topic of the Week: WWBD?
That’s the question. What will Boeing do? The Airbus A320neo has been a hot seller at the Paris Air Show this year,…
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JetBlue Orders New Airplanes, Focuses East
We already talked about the massive number of orders rolling in at the Paris Air Show this week, but there was one…
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Southwest, 737s, and Holes: What Happened and What Now?
I’m sure a lot of you have been wondering why I haven’t written about the Southwest 737 that had a big hole…
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Cranky on the Web (March 28 – April 1)
Don’t let turbulence freak you out – CNN Out of the Office This week I tackle turbulence. It’s not going to kill…