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Icelandair Keen On Acquiring Stake in Fly Play’s Maltese Entity |
10+ hour, 38+ min ago (606+ words) Commercial Aviation News and Analysis Icelandair is interested in acquiring a 49 percent stake in a still existing entity of Fly Play, the Icelandic low-cost carrier that went bankrupt in September. It is seeking a minority share in Malta-based Fly Play…...
Carbon Taxes and Fuel Costs Drive ACMI Fleet Realignment |
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (334+ words) Commercial Aviation News and Analysis Airbus A320, Avion Express Lithuanian Avion Express has initiated a strategic redelivery of 15 aircraft in the European market, a move that signals a broader structural realignment within the ACMI (Aircraft, Crew, Maintenance, and Insurance) sector. This…...
1Q26 Deliveries shows an Airbus engine oddity |
1+ day, 45+ min ago (183+ words) Commercial Aviation News and Analysis Airbus A321neo Air Astana We updated our Production and Delivery model this morning and looked for anything odd for 1Q26. And we found something!" Turns out Airbus has an interesting anomaly, and it looks like it's related…...
Air Serbia ends 2025 with a slightly lower profit |
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (461+ words) Commercial Aviation News and Analysis Air Serbia has highlighted its 2025 year-end results, and while the Serbian flag carrier did not provide much detail, it noted that its revenues were once again above "700 million ($812 million). On March 31, 2026, Air Serbia unveiled its…...
Delta Partners with Amazon to Offer Satellite Internet |
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (436+ words) Commercial Aviation News and Analysis The deployment of the Amazon Leo low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellite network across Delta's fleet is set to begin in 2028, with an initial phase involving 500 aircraft. According to a statement from Delta Air Lines, the system…...
A321XLR’s First Year Across the Atlantic |
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (626+ words) Co-Founder AirInsight. My previous life includes stints at Shell South Africa, CIC Research, and PA Consulting. Got bitten by the aviation bug and ended up an Avgeek. Then the data bug got me, making me a curious Avgeek seeking data-driven…...
Willie Walsh to Lead IndiGo From August 2026 |
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (655+ words) Commercial Aviation News and Analysis llie Walsh 174jpg e1562961869263 The next Chief Executive Officer of the Delhi-based low-cost airline IndiGo will be Willie Walsh, the current Director General (DG) of the International Air Transport Association (IATA). He is replacing Pieter Elbers . Walsh's…...
Of China’s Big Three, Only China Southern Makes A Profit In 2025 |
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (399+ words) Commercial Aviation News and Analysis China Southern Boeing 787-9 China Southern Airlines is the only one of the Big Three that has reported a net profit for 2025. Air China and China Eastern Airlines both reported full-year losses and have been unable…...
Air Canada CEO Michael Rousseau to Retire in 2026 |
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (329+ words) Commercial Aviation News and Analysis Air Canada has announced that its current President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Michael Rousseau, will retire by the end of September 2026, leaving the airline after more than five years at the helm. On March…...
The logic behind the CRJ450 |
3+ day, 58+ min ago (187+ words) Commercial Aviation News and Analysis The recent emergence of CRJ450 sparked a lot of industry chatter." The thinking among most industry analysts and observers is that the 50-seat regional jet is obsolete." Its economics don't work anymore, and that is why…...