


Airbus A380 – 16 Years Of Trouble-Free (?) Flying
16 years ago today, the Airbus A380 flew for the first time. The imposing double-decker was a promising prospect, but now faces a troubled future. On this day, 27th of April 2005, F-WWOW, the first prototype of the Airbus 380, lifted off in Toulouse, France. It was a...![Breeze – Competing Without [direct] Competition?](https://mentourpilot.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Breeze-Index.jpg)
Breeze – Competing Without [direct] Competition?
Breeze Airways claims that it is not competing with other airlines in 80% of its summer routes! What does that mean? Is it even possible? Breeze is a hotly anticipated airline. Its founder and CEO is David Neeleman, a “serial airline founder”. Some say that the way to...
How Computer Power Changed Airline Operations – Twice
Computer Power has not only defined the scope of Hub & Spoke and Point-to-Point airline operations. Computers literally shaped entire airline fleets. This article looks at how airlines bounced back and forth between the two systems, in large part because of...