Oman Air continues to embrace its roots with 737 MAX experience
Oman Air recently celebrated the delivery of its fifth of 30 Boeing 737 MAX 8s on order with the airframer. Keen to learn more about Oman Ai... Continue Reading
Tag Archives: 737 MAX 8
Narrowbody routes edge closer to middle of market, suggest data
With the first Airbus A321LR of its neo generation delivered last week, the middle of the market — those relatively long and thin routes tha... Continue Reading
Lion Air crash should remind us not to rush to judgment
This week has been marked by tragedy with the 29 October crash of Lion Air flight JT 610 which lost communication just 13 minutes after take... Continue Reading
Press Release: LHT secures first customer for innovative TIOS+ radome
Lufthansa Technik AG has signed a contract with an undisclosed customer concerning development and delivery of its new TIOS+ radome (Three-I... Continue Reading
flydubai’s 737 MAX 8 impresses with business class PaxEx
The conventional wisdom is that bigger aircraft are better when it comes to the passenger experience up front. Low-cost carrier flydubai is ... Continue Reading
Op-Ed: Airline industry must not rely on good luck to prevent disaster
Every day in airports and airplanes around the world, there is a game of cat and mouse being played out by airlines and their passengers. Th... Continue Reading
JPA Design leads the way in narrowbody #PaxEx with flydubai MAX 8
You might think that all the innovative design work in commercial aviation takes place in the expansive, spacious widebody arena, with twent... Continue Reading
Press Release: Avionica’s satLINK MAX earns STC on 737 MAX 8
Avionica successfully completed the first Supplemental Type Certification (STC) for their flagship Iridium transceiver, the satLINK MAX. The... Continue Reading
Vantage-Recaro-RAVE is new ‘standard’ for flydubai 737 MAX 8s
Narrowbody operator flydubai is pushing the boundaries of Boeing 737 passenger experience with a new cabin for its Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft... Continue Reading
As Southwest rolls out Panasonic Ku every tail counts for IFC providers
Now that Southwest Airlines is celebrating delivery of its Boeing 737 MAX 8 (it cancelled last week’s press event due to Harvey), ther... Continue Reading
PaxEx odds and ends: BA brings pain and Ethiopian 767 no longer plain
Just because you know something is coming doesn’t make it hurt any less when it actually arrives. We have known for nearly a year that Briti... Continue Reading
#Humpspotter Alert: LOT, Norwegian, Air Europa humps of note spotted
Over the past couple of weeks, there have been a few interesting and unexpected developments in the inflight connectivity ecosystem. By keep... Continue Reading
Air Lease Corp “very disturbed” with Airbus and P&W as delays bite
Early this year, Airbus assured Air Lease Corporation (ALC) that the lessor’s 2017 new-aircraft deliveries wouldn’t slip any more than... Continue Reading
Pointed political and #PaxEx statements as Qatar inks Boeing deal
Who makes the best airplanes? Qatar Airways Group CEO Akbar Al Baker gave a huge endorsement to Boeing today, announcing a 100-aircraft deal... Continue Reading
“I want my MOM”, say airlines buying A321neo, not 737 MAX 9/10X
The gap in Boeing’s product line in the middle of the market (MOM) couldn’t have been more noticeable last week at the aviation industry’s b... Continue Reading
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