A new super airline wants to dominate South America- here’s what it’s like to fly on its new planes
In operation since 2015, LATAM is one of newest international airline brands in the world. Yet it’s one backed by nine decades worth of history and experience. The brand is a result of a 2012 merger between Chile’s LAN Airlines and Brazil’s TAM. Together they form the largest airline in Latin America with 46,000 employees […]
Boeing, Japan Investment Adviser Finalize Order for 10 737 MAX 8 Airplanes
Boeing [NYSE: BA] and Tokyo-based Japan Investment Adviser Co., Ltd., (JIA) [TSE: 7172] today finalized an order for 10 Boeing 737 MAX 8s airplanes, valued at $1.12 billion at current list prices. The order was previously announced as a commitment at the 2017 Paris Air Show in June. The new 737 MAX 8s are the […]
WestJet: In Flight in Canada
WestJet Airlines (WJAFF), with headquarters in Calgary, is one of the leading airlines in Canada. The airline"™s low-airfare approach has enabled the company to expand rapidly during the past five years, says Roy Ward, editor of Cabot Benjamin Graham Value Investor. WestJet, WestJet Encore and the company"™s 10,000 employees now serve 120 destinations in North […]
"‹Airbus to deliver first US-built A320 to Spirit Airlines this week
Airbus is readying to deliver the first A320 passenger jet built in the U.S., capping a global assembly footprint that now touches three continents. According to a report from Bloomberg, the delivery, which is going to Spirit Airlines Inc. (Nasdaq: SAVE), is scheduled for Friday, Aug. 25. The Miramar-based, low-cost airline touts its fleet as […]
Seat densification multi-fold strategy: Focus on revenue optimization, unit cost containment and profit maximization
Seat densification is an industry trend and it’s clear why. It’s an affordable way to increase total seat capacity while enabling both lower cost-per-mile and cost-per-seat on each flight. At the same time, it allows to increase revenue opportunities per flight and overall route profitability. Furthermore, if it coincides with new and lower weight slimline […]
Why do Ryanair seats have NO back pockets? Airline launches "˜game changing"™ design
RYANAIR is launching new seats with more legroom but they still won"™t have back pockets, and there"™s one specific reason. Ryanair has unveiled the design of its "˜game changing"™ new seats which will benefit passengers. But the budget Irish airline still won"™t use back pockets. The new seats will give customers 31 inches of legroom, […]
Boeing Delivers First 737 MAX 8 to flydubai
Boeing [NYSE:BA] and flydubai today celebrated the delivery of the airline’s first 737 MAX 8, making the Middle East carrier the first in the region to operate Boeing’s newest single-aisle airplane. Today’s delivery is the first of 75 737 MAX airplanes the airline will be adding to their all-Boeing fleet of Next-Generation 737s. «We are […]
Airbus delivers its 100th A350 XWB
Airbus has delivered its 100th A350 XWB, just some 30 months after the first delivery of the world"™s most modern widebody aircraft in December 2014. The 100th aircraft delivered is an A350-900 for China Airlines. "The 100th A350 XWB milestone comes as we reach our fastest widebody production ramp-up, on track to meet the target […]
S7 Airlines takes delivery of its first A320neo
S7 Airlines, one of Russia"™s leading carriers, member of Oneworld global airline alliance, has taken delivery of it"™ first A320neo which is on lease from BOC Aviation. The aircraft is the first Airbus to feature the airline"™s new livery and is also the first NEO to be operated in Russia. Powered by Pratt & Whitney […]
Top 25 cargo airlines: FedEx maintains top spot but ABC and Qatar on the up
FedEx was once again the busiest freight airline in the world, while Qatar Airways, AirBridgeCargo (ABC) and All Nippon Airways were among the fastest growers in 2016. (FedEx es la principal línea de carga aérea en 2014) The annual World Air Transport Statistics report from Iata showed that in freight tonne km (FTK) terms, FedEx […]
