Tag: Airbus
Where did IAG’s surprise Boeing 737 MAX order come from?
While Airbus successfully launched its A321XLR at the Paris Air Show against a general backdrop of declining orders in a market where renewal orders have already largely been placed in recent years it was Boeing that pulled off the...
The surprising upmarket move of Brussels Airlines
On Wednesday, June 12, 2019, Bertrand and I were invited by Brussels Airlines and Lufthansa Group, in the residence of the Belgian Ambassador, to discover the brand new product that will be deployed in all the airline's long-haul cabins...
Air France-KLM would (finally) rationalize its fleet
Air France-KLM would have finally decided to rationalize its fleet by limiting the heterogeneity of the aircraft operated by each airline of the group.
The A350s at Air France, the B787s at KLM
The group has apparently decided to assign all...
British Airways will not take used A380s
After having considered buying used A380s, British Airways gave up because of the cost of the operation.
As part of the renewal of its long-haul fleet, British Airways has chosen to order 42 B777-9s, but Airbus has tried to exist...
Lufthansa’s good arrangements
The Lufthansa group has just placed orders for new A350s and B787s, but above all it has made a good deal with Airbus.
As part of the modernization and rationalization of its fleet, the Lufthansa Group has just place an...
What to replace the A380 with?
Now that the A380 program has come to an end, it remains to be seen which aircraft the airlines will choose.
In fact, this raises two questions: which aircraft for those who want to acquire long-haul aircraft and which aircraft...
Airbus: Soon the end of the A380 program!
As reported in Les Echos this morning, Emirates is preparing to convert its current order for Airbus A380s into Airbus A350s, which are better suited to the new face of global air transport, and which offer significant capacity in...
Etihad cancels its Airbus orders and fires 50 pilots!
The news has dampened all Middle Eastern ambitions: according to Bloomberg, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, Etihad, is preparing to cut 50 pilot positions from its workforce, while reducing all its operations to minimize losses.
Etihad has...
Long-haul low-cost, healthy aircraft manufacturers: What you need to know from Paris Air Forum 2018
Last Thursday, June 21, the 5th edition of the Paris Air Forum was held, organized by Paris Airport and La Tribune. Its aim: to bring together air transport specialists, airlines, aircraft manufacturers, the military and start-ups to discuss the...