Month: June 2019

There has been much discussion on the Middle-of-Market (MoM) segment over the last couple of years, a discussion which began in the early 1980s, with the introduction of the Boeing 757, and … [read more]

American Airlines has announced the final commercial flights of its McDonnell Douglas MD-80 aircraft. The last twenty-six remaining MD-80s, that are often referred to as ‘Mad Dogs’ or ‘Super 80’, will be … [read more]

Air France’s subsidiary Joon has operated its last commercial flights under the Joon brand and will be merged into the Air France mainline again. All flights operated by Joon, as well as … [read more]

Thai AirAsia X has started its newest service from Bangkok to Brisbane, with the first arrival touching down at 11:46 am local time on Wednesday. This marks the first AirAsia service to … [read more]

From June 17 to 23, the aviation world met in France at the 53rd Paris Air Show. As always, dozens of airlines and leasing companies have placed orders for commercial aircraft at … [read more]

Turkish Airlines has taken delivery of its first of twenty-five Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner and becomes a completely new operator of the 787 aircraft that was launched in 2009. The aircraft is expected to … [read more]

Bombardier Inc. has announced the sale of its Canadair Regional Jet aircraft programme to Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) on Tuesday. Production of the aircraft type will end in 2020. Mitsubishi will take … [read more]

Australian flag-carrier Qantas has announced plans to start two new services between Australia and the United States, after the Department of Transportation (DOT) tentatively approved the joint venture agreement between American Airlines and … [read more]