by Spyros Georgilidakis | Oct 22, 2021 | News
Most Urban Air Mobility (UAM) projects compete in range and passenger capacity – on the other hand, AIR ONE takes a more personal approach. There is something unquestionably attractive about urban air mobility. So many futuristic movies (and some cartoons) have...
by Spyros Georgilidakis | Oct 21, 2021 | News
A new Australian LCC (low-cost carrier) called Bonza could start operations from next year, with US backing and a fleet of 737 MAX aircraft. We already have several examples of startups that emerged during the pandemic. Some involved planning (and funds) predating...
by Spyros Georgilidakis | Oct 21, 2021 | News
Confirming earlier reports, United Airlines said that it does not expect to operate its Boeing 777s with PW4000 engines before Q1 2022. A United Airlines Boeing 777-200 had a very high-profile incident earlier in the year when one of its engines failed after take-off...
by Spyros Georgilidakis | Oct 20, 2021 | News
Qatar had previously announced plans to retire its A380 fleet. But they now look set to return all of them to service. Why is this happening? As a Gulf-based airline, Qatar Airways is using a single airport as a hub. So as a hub-and-spoke airline, they needed big...
by Spyros Georgilidakis | Oct 20, 2021 | News
Outlining its plan to achieve carbon-neutral growth, Southwest plans to accelerate the retirements of its 737-700 fleet, improving efficiency. Southwest Airlines yesterday announced its 10-year environmental sustainability plan. The airline is aiming to keep its...
by Spyros Georgilidakis | Oct 19, 2021 | News
A privately-owned MD-87 narrowbody crashed while attempting to take off in Houston, Texas. But thankfully, there were no serious injuries. The incident happened earlier today (Tuesday the 19th of October), at Houston Executive Airport (KTME) in Waller County, Texas,...
