From Paris – There’s no small amount of irony that AMR, parent of American Airlines and American Eagle, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection – a move certain to save the carrier millions over the next few years – only a day before 2,000,000 Read More...
Posted to
Jetwhine
on Wed, Nov 30 2011
Filed under: The Buzz, Airlines, Airports, Blogging, Aviation Marketing, American Airlines, IAM, Boeing, labor, labor, AA, aa’s, airline bankruptcy, Allied Pilots Association, bankruptcy, Gerald arpey, greedy, labor management relations, management, management’s, nerve, Tom Horton
Boeing has now officially launched its 737 with new engines – it’s being called the 737 MAX to counter the A320neo. What do you think of the MAX? Will it be a success? Read More...
Posted to
Cranky Flier
on Fri, Sep 2 2011
Filed under: Boeing, 737
It’s now official. Delta has decided to order a hundred 737-900ER aircraft. These aren’t the new engine versions but just plain old 737s, stretched to an insane length. With so many airlines ordering Airbus A320neo aircraft and showing great Read More...
Posted to
Cranky Flier
on Mon, Aug 29 2011
Filed under: Delta, Boeing
In case you missed it, American has decided to buy an insanely large number of airplanes. With 460 orders and another 10 million options (ok, maybe just 465), this was easily the largest order ever for an airline. Not only did American order a lot of Read More...
Posted to
Cranky Flier
on Thu, Jul 21 2011
Filed under: American, Boeing, Airbus, A320, 737
That’s the question. What will Boeing do? The Airbus A320neo has been a hot seller at the Paris Air Show this year, and even American is said to be in talks with Airbus about buying. (This sounds like an effort to get Boeing off its butt, but that’s Read More...
Posted to
Cranky Flier
on Fri, Jun 24 2011
Filed under: Boeing, Airbus