Aircraft
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Allegiant’s Turn Toward Boeing Isn’t as Dramatic As You Might Think
Allegiant and Boeing announced last week that the airline would buy 50 737 MAX aircraft with options for another 50. On the…
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American Faces a Widebody Shortage, Cuts Summer Capacity
By all accounts, next summer should be a barnburner of a travel season over the Atlantic. Airlines are making plans to ramp…
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3 Links I Love: No Shutdown, China Inches Closer, Avianca Wins the Race
This Week’s Featured Link President Biden Announces New Actions to Protect Americans Against the Delta and Omicron Variants as We Battle COVID-19 this Winter…
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3 Links I Love: Return of the CRJ, Dashing in Washington, ME4, An-225
Whoops, I scheduled this for the wrong day, and I was traveling so didn’t catch until too late. Enjoy the special Saturday…
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United Prepares For Massive Growth in More Ways Than One With Big Aircraft Order
The long-rumored new aircraft order is now official, and on the surface it may not seem very surprising. This order, however, is…
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Cranky on the Web: Summer Travel, Airport People Mover, Southwest CEO, and Airbus Isolation Tents
It was a really busy media week, and these are only the ones I could find links for. Oddly enough, they are…
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3 Links I Love: Geneva Goes Down, New Mint, Qantas Embraers, Boeing NMA
This week’s featured link SWISS temporarily reduces its Geneva flight operations to an absolute minimum in view of further-tightened travel restrictions –…
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3 Links I Love: MCAS Not Needed, CNN Airport Network Dies, JSX at Orange County
This week’s featured link Boeing’s MCAS on the 737 Max may not have been needed at all – The Air CurrentThis long…
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Eventually, You’ll Fly the MAX Again, But Nobody Will Make You Do It Now
The MAX is back, and I don’t really care. That may sound callous and strange, but really, that’s how airlines should want…
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3 Links I Love: MAX Delayed Yet Again, US Customs Grows In Europe, Jet Exhaust Bad News
This week’s featured link Boeing 737 MAX re-certification is not expected before October – AirwayDelays, delays, delays. As the Wall Street Journal…
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As the A380’s Demise Accelerates, A Look Back
It was less than 20 years ago that Airbus officially launched the monstrous A380 project. The first true double-decker passenger aircraft from…
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So Long, Mad Dog
On Tuesday, the last of Delta’s McDonnell Douglas-branded aircraft gathered at the grandiosely-named Arkansas International Airport in Blytheville, not far from the…